Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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Scientists are working on a portable spray-on-skin that can heal severe wounds in just a few minutes.The spray mainly contains important proteins that can reprogram the injured cells to become stem cells, and back to young uniformed skin cells. So far they were able to accelerate healing process from 12 weeks to 21 days with a similar approach.
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A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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Scientists aren't sure what color dinosaurs were.
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