Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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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 blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
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A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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Scientists have developed a microparticle filled with oxygen that can be injected into the blood stream, enabling us to live without breathing.
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4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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