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 bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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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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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
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