Random fact about renewable resources
In 1998, only 7.5 percent of our nation's energy came from renewable resources, even though the amount of renewable energy available was more than 250 times U.S. energy consumption.
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In 1998, only 7.5 percent of our nation's energy came from renewable resources, even though the amount of renewable energy available was more than 250 times U.S. energy consumption.
If your family could use only renewable energy for all your energy needs, you could help reduce the amount of emissions in the air each year by 20,000 pounds of carbon dioxide, 70 pounds of sulfur dioxide and 50 pounds of nitrogen oxide.
Carnivorous animals will not eat another animal that has been hit by a lightning strike.
There are an average of 178 sesame seeds on a McDonald's Big Mac bun.
The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
The billionth digit of pi is 9