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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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    One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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    Columbia University has developed an artificial tree that passively soaks up carbon dioxide from the air using "leaves" that are 1,000 times more efficient than true leaves that use photosynthesis.
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    The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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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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    Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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    0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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    Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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