Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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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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The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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