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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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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