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    Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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    The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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    One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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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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    Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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    The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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    The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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    The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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