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    The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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    Coke-Powered Phone
    Coke-Powered Phone
    Daizi Zheng, a Chinese designer, made a Coca-Cola powered cell phone. She designed a battery that uses enzymes to generate electricity from the carbs.
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    Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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    The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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    0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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    Bioluminescent Plants
    Bioluminescent Plants
    The world's first genetically-engineered bioluminescent (glow-in-the-dark) house plants have been created and could eventually be used as a functional light source.
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    A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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    Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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