MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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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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Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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According to studies, men change their minds two to three times more often than women.
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A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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