The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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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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