The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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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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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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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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One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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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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The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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