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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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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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
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