Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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Liquid TIDE laundry detergent glows under a blacklight.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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