4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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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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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
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Scientists aren't sure what color dinosaurs were.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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