Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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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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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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Aluminum used to be more valuable than gold!
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One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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