Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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Scientists aren't sure what color dinosaurs were.
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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