Scientists are learning from the 1700-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which changes colour thanks to nano particles.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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Cold water weighs more than hot water.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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