German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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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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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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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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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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