Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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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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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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Aluminum used to be more valuable than gold!
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