Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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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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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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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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In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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