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    Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
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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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    Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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    A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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    Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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    The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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    Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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    The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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