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The technology of a single Game Boy exceeds all the computing power that was used to put the first man on moon in 1969.
In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
Over its lifetime, the average microwave requires more energy to display a digital clock than to heat food.
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.
Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.
The sun puts out more power in 1 second than mankind has ever used within human existence.
There is enough energy in one bolt of lightning to power a home for two weeks!