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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For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
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