Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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Aluminum used to be more valuable than gold!
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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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If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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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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German scientists claim to have evidence that suggests that our universe may exist inside of a computer simulated Matrix.
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Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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