Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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The storage capacity of human brain exceeds 4 Terrabytes.
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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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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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Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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