Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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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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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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