No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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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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