Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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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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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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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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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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