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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Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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Scientists are working on a portable spray-on-skin that can heal severe wounds in just a few minutes.The spray mainly contains important proteins that can reprogram the injured cells to become stem cells, and back to young uniformed skin cells. So far they were able to accelerate healing process from 12 weeks to 21 days with a similar approach.
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The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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