Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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Scientists aren't sure what color dinosaurs were.
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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.
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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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