The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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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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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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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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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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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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