Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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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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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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If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
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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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