Random FactsRandom fact about renewable energyIf 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.
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[ | Random facts | ] How many minks in a mink coat?It takes 35 to 65 minks to produce the average mink coat. The numbers for other types of fur coats are: beaver - 15; fox - 15 to 25; ermine - 150; chinchilla - 60 to 100. Reference:
[ | Random facts | ] Odd fact about polar bearsA polar bear's skin is black. Its fur is not white, but actually clear. Reference:
[ | Random facts | ] What color is a polar bearPolar bears really have black skin and their fur isn't white it is a see through Reference: Discovery channel
[ | Random facts | ] What saturation of sulfur dioxide will cause people to coughSulfur dioxide is a colorless gas with a suffocating, choking odor. It is toxic to humans and concentrations as low as 8 ppm will produce coughing. Incredibly, in the Odyssey, Homer describes the burning of sulfur (formation of SO2) as a way that homes were 'fumigated'. Reference: http://mattson.creighton.edu/SO2/SO2_Info.html
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