Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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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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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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Liquid TIDE laundry detergent glows under a blacklight.
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Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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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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