0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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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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The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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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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One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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