A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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Scientists are learning from the 1700-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which changes colour thanks to nano particles.
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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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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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Liquid TIDE laundry detergent glows under a blacklight.
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The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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