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.
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There is enough energy in one bolt of lightning to power a home for two weeks!
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Over its lifetime, the average microwave requires more energy to display a digital clock than to heat food.
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Sweden is so good at recycling, it has run out of garbage and now must import garbage from Norway to fuel its energy programs.
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The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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The human brain uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb.
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If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee.
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