Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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Your brain is 80% water.
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The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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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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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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A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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