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    Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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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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    The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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    The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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    The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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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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    One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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