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    The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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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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    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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    Bioluminescent Plants
    Bioluminescent Plants
    The world's first genetically-engineered bioluminescent (glow-in-the-dark) house plants have been created and could eventually be used as a functional light source.
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    At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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    Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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    4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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    The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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