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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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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During photosynthesis, plants emit light humans can’t see, but NASA can see that light from space - and they've even made maps of it!
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Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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Scientists are working on a portable spray-on-skin that can heal severe wounds in just a few minutes.The spray mainly contains important proteins that can reprogram the injured cells to become stem cells, and back to young uniformed skin cells. So far they were able to accelerate healing process from 12 weeks to 21 days with a similar approach.
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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