The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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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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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.
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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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