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    Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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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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    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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    Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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    Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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    The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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    When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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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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