Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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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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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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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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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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