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    Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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    Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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    In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
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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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    Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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    The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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    Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
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    The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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