Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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The storage capacity of human brain exceeds 4 Terrabytes.
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Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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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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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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