Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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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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Aluminum used to be more valuable than gold!
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In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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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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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
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