Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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The inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun was a NASA Scientist who also helped develop the Stealth Bomber and the Galileo mission to Jupiter.
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There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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There is a surgical implant being developed that will give you an orgasm at the touch of a button.
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The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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