Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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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.
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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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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