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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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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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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Scientists are working on a portable spray-on-skin that can heal severe wounds in just a few minutes.The spray mainly contains important proteins that can reprogram the injured cells to become stem cells, and back to young uniformed skin cells. So far they were able to accelerate healing process from 12 weeks to 21 days with a similar approach.
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The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.
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Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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