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    The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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    Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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    Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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    The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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    At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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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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    Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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    The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.
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