Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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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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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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