Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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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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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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