Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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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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The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
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