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 most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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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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Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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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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