The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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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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Scientists are learning from the 1700-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which changes colour thanks to nano particles.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.
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