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    Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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    Why Do Old Books Have a Distinct Smell?
    The reason why old books have such a distinct smell is because hundreds of organic compounds in the pages break down over time and release chemicals that smell like almond, vanilla, and grass.
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    Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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    The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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    4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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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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    If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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    The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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