
The Taipei 101 skyscraper’s elevators ascend at speeds of 60.6 kph (37 mph).

Electronic grade silicon must be at least is 99.9999999% pure. Also referred to as nine-nines or 9N, this level of purity means that only one in a billion atoms is allowed to be something other than silicon.

According to the Guinness World Records, the tallest sandcastle ever made was constructed in Connecticut, USA, in May 2011. It was 11.53 m (37 ft 10 in) tall.

Blue LEDs are being used in refrigerators to keep food fresh as they have a strong anti-bacterial effect.

If we were to look at the sky with a radio telescope tuned to 408 MHz, the sky would appear radically different from what we see in visible light. Instead of seeing point-like stars, we would see distant pulsars, star-forming regions, and supernova remnants would dominate the night sky.

When cooking pasta, a good way to test whether it is cooked it to take a piece and throw it at a wall; if it sticks, then it’s ready to eat!