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In 1859, Louis Pasteur discovered it was the carbon dioxide produced by yeast that makes bread rise.

Your daily cup of coffee is composed of more than 1500 different chemical substances.

Dust mites are impossible to see without a microscope, but the average mattress can contain tens of thousands of them.

Honeycomb cells are made from beeswax. Each honey bee must consume almost 1kg of honey to produce just 100g of wax.

The reason ice cubes float is that they are less dense than water.

Limes contain a high concentration of citric acid, a weak organic acid which is a natural preservative.

Natural springs occur when water is forced to the Earth's surface through a network of cracks and fissures in the ground.

Grenadine syrup, often used for mixing cocktails, is made from sweetened and thickened pomegranate juice.

Red Cabbage juice can be used as a pH indicator in science experiments.