Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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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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Scientists are working on a portable spray-on-skin that can heal severe wounds in just a few minutes.The spray mainly contains important proteins that can reprogram the injured cells to become stem cells, and back to young uniformed skin cells. So far they were able to accelerate healing process from 12 weeks to 21 days with a similar approach.
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The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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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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For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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