Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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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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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
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