Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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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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No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
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Scientists aren't sure what color dinosaurs were.
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Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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