Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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The inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun was a NASA Scientist who also helped develop the Stealth Bomber and the Galileo mission to Jupiter.
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In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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