Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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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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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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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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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
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