Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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Columbia University has developed an artificial tree that passively soaks up carbon dioxide from the air using "leaves" that are 1,000 times more efficient than true leaves that use photosynthesis.
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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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The inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun was a NASA Scientist who also helped develop the Stealth Bomber and the Galileo mission to Jupiter.
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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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