Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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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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Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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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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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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German scientists claim to have evidence that suggests that our universe may exist inside of a computer simulated Matrix.
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The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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