Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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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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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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During photosynthesis, plants emit light humans can’t see, but NASA can see that light from space - and they've even made maps of it!
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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