Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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According to scientists, the color of the cup that we're drinking from can alter our perception of the actual taste of the drink.
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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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