Every year your body replaces 98% of your atoms.
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When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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There was a pre-WWII movement called Technocracy, which held that scientists and engineers should take over the government and economy from politicians and economists. The leader of the movement was known as the Great Engineer.
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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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If Antarctica's ice sheets melted, the worlds oceans would rise by 60 to 65 metres (200 - 210ft) - everywhere
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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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There is a surgical implant being developed that will give you an orgasm at the touch of a button.
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On Titan, Saturn's largest moon, the atmosphere is so thick and the gravity so low that humans could fly through it by flapping "wings" attached to their arms.
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