The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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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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Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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