At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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