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    Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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    A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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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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    One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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    Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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    For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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    Scientists are attempting to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. A cellular human brain is predicted possible by 2023. It hopes to shed light on consciousness.
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    The storage capacity of human brain exceeds 4 Terrabytes.
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