Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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All Humans Are 99.9% Genetically Identical and 98.4% of human genes are the same as the genes of a chimpanzee.
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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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One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
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In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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