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    Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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    During photosynthesis, plants emit light humans can’t see, but NASA can see that light from space - and they've even made maps of it!
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    Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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    The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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    MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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    Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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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 force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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