For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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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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Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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