Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
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No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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