Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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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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In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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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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A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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