electricity, n.Trivia

Switzerland has no landfills. 50% of the municipal waste is recycled, 50% is incinerated to produce electricity

Bees can affect the electric charge of a flower, which tells other bees that the flower is currently out of nectar.

A gentle, painless electric shock to the brain can improve your math skills for up to six months.

Electric eels can release a charge powerful enough to start 50 cars.

Lightning contains millions of volts of electricity.

Pure water does not conduct electricity.

Lightning is a powerful burst of electricity that happens very quickly during a thunderstorm.

1 in 4 people live without electricity

Iceland uses hydropower and geothermal heat to pull almost 100% of its electric power from renewable resources.

A microwave oven consumes more electricity powering its clock than it does heating food.

Squirrels cause an estimated 10-20% of all power outages in he U.S.

Lightning is caused by an electrical charge in the atmosphere that is unbalanced.