Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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Scientists are attempting to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. A cellular human brain is predicted possible by 2023. It hopes to shed light on consciousness.
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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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Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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