4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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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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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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