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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One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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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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