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    Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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    Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
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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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    In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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    Columbia University has developed an artificial tree that passively soaks up carbon dioxide from the air using "leaves" that are 1,000 times more efficient than true leaves that use photosynthesis.
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    Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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    In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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    The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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