Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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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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The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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Your brain is 80% water.
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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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