The Strangest Natural and Man-Made Items that Actually Exist

The Trend Begins

By incorporating a recycled plastic bag inside of the recycled cardboard, Seventh Generation was able to patent a design that was almost 100% recyclable. As you can see here, other companies have hopped onto the boxed-detergent train as well

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The More You Know

  • Bubble wrap was originally designed to be used as wallpaper.
  • During your lifetime, you will spend around seventy-nine days brushing your teeth.
  • Google's founders were willing to sell to Excite for less than $1 million in 1999, but Excite turned them down.
  • The Nobel Committee declined to award the Nobel Peace Prize in 1948 because "there was no suitable living candidate." This was meant as tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, who was assassinated earlier that year without receiving the Prize.
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