Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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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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Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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