One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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Aluminum used to be more valuable than gold!
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The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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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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Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.
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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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If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
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