Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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Columbia University has developed an artificial tree that passively soaks up carbon dioxide from the air using "leaves" that are 1,000 times more efficient than true leaves that use photosynthesis.
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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 banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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