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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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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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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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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