Scientists are learning from the 1700-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which changes colour thanks to nano particles.
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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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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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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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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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Cold water weighs more than hot water.
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One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
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