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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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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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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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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