Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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