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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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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Scientists are learning from the 1700-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which changes colour thanks to nano particles.
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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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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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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 bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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