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    In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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    Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
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    A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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    There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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    A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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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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    The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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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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