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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Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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According to studies, men change their minds two to three times more often than women.
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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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