Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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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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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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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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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
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