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Waitrose sells bottled water from Fiji. Fiji is approximately 10,000 miles from the nearest Waitrose. Is this a record? more >

One fifth of all the world’s international air passengers fly to or from an airport in the UK. more >

To generate the same amount of electricity, nuclear power production creates up to 50% more greenhouse gases than wind power. more >

Nearly 80% of 24-34 year olds are afraid of spiders. Among the over-65s, the figure is only 44%. more>

Vultures keep cool by urinating on themselves and waiting for it to evaporate. If attacked will defend themselves by projectile vomiting.more>

It takes 75kg of raw materials to make, deliver and package a new UK mobile phone. Almost 15 million are thrown away in Britain every year.more>

Suspected to be an early effect of global warming, the total biomass of squid and other cephalopods now exceeds that of the human race.more>

For every litre of oil that is found, six are consumed.more>

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