A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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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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The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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Scientists are attempting to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. A cellular human brain is predicted possible by 2023. It hopes to shed light on consciousness.
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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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Liquid TIDE laundry detergent glows under a blacklight.
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Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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