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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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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The storage capacity of human brain exceeds 4 Terrabytes.
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Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
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A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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