Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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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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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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During photosynthesis, plants emit light humans can’t see, but NASA can see that light from space - and they've even made maps of it!
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