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    Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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    The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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    Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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    Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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    One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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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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    A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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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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