A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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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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If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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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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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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