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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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    The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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    A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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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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    German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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    The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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    Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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    Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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