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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4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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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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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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