Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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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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Scientists are attempting to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. A cellular human brain is predicted possible by 2023. It hopes to shed light on consciousness.
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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
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Liquid TIDE laundry detergent glows under a blacklight.
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Scientists aren't sure what color dinosaurs were.
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