Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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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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