During photosynthesis, plants emit light humans can’t see, but NASA can see that light from space - and they've even made maps of it!
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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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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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