Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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Scientists are learning from the 1700-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which changes colour thanks to nano particles.
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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
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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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In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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