The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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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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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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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.
16
Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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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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A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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