Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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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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