Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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During photosynthesis, plants emit light humans can’t see, but NASA can see that light from space - and they've even made maps of it!
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Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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The storage capacity of human brain exceeds 4 Terrabytes.
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The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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