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    The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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    A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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    Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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    A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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    4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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    The inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun was a NASA Scientist who also helped develop the Stealth Bomber and the Galileo mission to Jupiter.
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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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