Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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Scientists have developed a microparticle filled with oxygen that can be injected into the blood stream, enabling us to live without breathing.
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