Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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Columbia University has developed an artificial tree that passively soaks up carbon dioxide from the air using "leaves" that are 1,000 times more efficient than true leaves that use photosynthesis.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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