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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A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
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Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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