Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
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The storage capacity of human brain exceeds 4 Terrabytes.
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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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