There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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