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    Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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    4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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    A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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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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    Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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    Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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    Scientists Recreate Conversations Held Behind Soundproof Glass by Recording Vibrations on Chip Bag
    Scientists have been able to recreate conversations that were held behind a soundproof glass wall by recording the vibrations seen on a potato chip bag.
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    Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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