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    Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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    For a high school science fair project, 17-year-old Michio Kaku built a particle accelerator in his parent's garage that was able to generate a magnetic field 20,000 times greater than the Earth's and produce collisions powerful enough to create antimatter.
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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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    When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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    Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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    A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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    Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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    The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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