A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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Aluminum used to be more valuable than gold!
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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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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.
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4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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