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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There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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For a high school science fair project, 17-year-old Michio Kaku built a particle accelerator in his parent's garage that was able to generate a magnetic field 20,000 times greater than the Earth's and produce collisions powerful enough to create antimatter.
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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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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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