In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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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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Columbia University has developed an artificial tree that passively soaks up carbon dioxide from the air using "leaves" that are 1,000 times more efficient than true leaves that use photosynthesis.
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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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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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One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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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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