Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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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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Cold water weighs more than hot water.
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German scientists claim to have evidence that suggests that our universe may exist inside of a computer simulated Matrix.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
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