One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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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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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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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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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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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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