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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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
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Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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