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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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    A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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    Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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    The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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    If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
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    The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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    Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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