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    Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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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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    Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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    Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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    The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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    The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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    One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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    Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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