Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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Your brain is 80% water.
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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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