1 A thimbleful of a neutron star would weigh over 100 million tons
2 A typical hurricane produces the energy equivalent of 8,000 one megaton bombs
3. We can produce laser light a million times brighter than sunshine
4. The combined length of the roots of a Finnish pine tree is over 30 miles
5. Polar Bears can run at 25 miles an hour and jump over 6 feet in the air
6. 60-65 million years ago dolphins and humans shared a common ancestor
7. A single rye plant can spread up to 400 miles of roots underground
8. The temperature on the surface of Mercury exceeds 430 degrees C during the day, and, at night, plummets to minus 180 degrees centigrade
9. The evaporation from a large oak or beech tree is from ten to twenty-five gallons in twenty-four hours
10. The average person accidentally eats 430 bugs each year of their life
