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    Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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    Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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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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    Bioluminescent Plants
    Bioluminescent Plants
    The world's first genetically-engineered bioluminescent (glow-in-the-dark) house plants have been created and could eventually be used as a functional light source.
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    The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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    Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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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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    One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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