Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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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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The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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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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