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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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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All Humans Are 99.9% Genetically Identical and 98.4% of human genes are the same as the genes of a chimpanzee.
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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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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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