Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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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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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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Columbia University has developed an artificial tree that passively soaks up carbon dioxide from the air using "leaves" that are 1,000 times more efficient than true leaves that use photosynthesis.
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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