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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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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Liquid TIDE laundry detergent glows under a blacklight.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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