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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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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