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    The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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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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    Cold water weighs more than hot water.
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    German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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    A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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    Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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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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    MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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