Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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Scientists are attempting to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. A cellular human brain is predicted possible by 2023. It hopes to shed light on consciousness.
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There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
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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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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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Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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