Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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For a high school science fair project, 17-year-old Michio Kaku built a particle accelerator in his parent's garage that was able to generate a magnetic field 20,000 times greater than the Earth's and produce collisions powerful enough to create antimatter.
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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