Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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German scientists claim to have evidence that suggests that our universe may exist inside of a computer simulated Matrix.
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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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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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