Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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