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    In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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    Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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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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    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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    If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
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    Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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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 most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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