Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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