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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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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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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Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
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In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
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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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