Scientists are learning from the 1700-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which changes colour thanks to nano particles.
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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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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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There is a surgical implant being developed that will give you an orgasm at the touch of a button.
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It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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