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 concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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For a high school science fair project, 17-year-old Michio Kaku built a particle accelerator in his parent's garage that was able to generate a magnetic field 20,000 times greater than the Earth's and produce collisions powerful enough to create antimatter.
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One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
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Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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