Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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During photosynthesis, plants emit light humans can’t see, but NASA can see that light from space - and they've even made maps of it!
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Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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