Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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For a high school science fair project, 17-year-old Michio Kaku built a particle accelerator in his parent's garage that was able to generate a magnetic field 20,000 times greater than the Earth's and produce collisions powerful enough to create antimatter.
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Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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