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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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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