Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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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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The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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