Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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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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Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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