Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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Scientists have developed a microparticle filled with oxygen that can be injected into the blood stream, enabling us to live without breathing.
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Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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Scientists are working on a portable spray-on-skin that can heal severe wounds in just a few minutes.The spray mainly contains important proteins that can reprogram the injured cells to become stem cells, and back to young uniformed skin cells. So far they were able to accelerate healing process from 12 weeks to 21 days with a similar approach.
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The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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