Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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Scientists are attempting to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. A cellular human brain is predicted possible by 2023. It hopes to shed light on consciousness.
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Aluminum used to be more valuable than gold!
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