Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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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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There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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