Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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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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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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