Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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The storage capacity of human brain exceeds 4 Terrabytes.
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The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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