Sweden is so good at recycling, it has run out of garbage and now must import garbage from Norway to fuel its energy programs.
20
The human brain uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb.
120
The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
51
Leonardo Da Vinci predicted the mass use of solar energy as long ago as 1447.
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On October 28, 2013, wind power provided 100% of Denmark's power. At 2:00am, it was producing 122% of the country's energy needs.
12
Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
9
One pinhead of the sun's energy is enough to kill a person at a distance of 160 kilometers.
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