Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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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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A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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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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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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The inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun was a NASA Scientist who also helped develop the Stealth Bomber and the Galileo mission to Jupiter.
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