Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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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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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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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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At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
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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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