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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Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.
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If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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