Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.
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A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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For a high school science fair project, 17-year-old Michio Kaku built a particle accelerator in his parent's garage that was able to generate a magnetic field 20,000 times greater than the Earth's and produce collisions powerful enough to create antimatter.
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Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
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