Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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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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If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
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Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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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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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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