Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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According to scientists, the color of the cup that we're drinking from can alter our perception of the actual taste of the drink.
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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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