Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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