Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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For a high school science fair project, 17-year-old Michio Kaku built a particle accelerator in his parent's garage that was able to generate a magnetic field 20,000 times greater than the Earth's and produce collisions powerful enough to create antimatter.
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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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Scientists aren't sure what color dinosaurs were.
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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