1 There are at least 10 times as many bacteria in the human body as cells. 2  The average adult takes over 20,000 breaths a day. 3  Each day, the kidneys process about 200 quarts (50 gallons) of blood to filter out about 2 quarst of waste and water.
Solar: According to The Solar Foundation, as of November 2014, the solar energy industry provided 173,807 direct jobs. This is a 21.8 percent increase in solar jobs from November 2013. Overall, solar jobs growth accounted for 1.3 percent of all new U.S. jobs in 2014. Factoring in indirect and induced job impacts, which amount to 531,200 additional jobs, total employment in the solar energy sector exceeds 705,000 jobs.
And itâs growing fast: Last year, the solar industry accounted for one of every 50 new jobs nationwide. The chart below breaks it down by job type. The majority of solar jobs are in installation, with a median wage of $25.96 per hour. The residential market, which is the most labor-intensive, accounts for 41 percent of employment, the commercial market 28 percent, and the utility-scale market the rest: