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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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    The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.
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    0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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    There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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    The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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    T-Rex DNA
    T-Rex DNA
    In 2005, a portion of T-rex bone was dissolved in acid. It revealed soft tissue with sections of possible DNA.
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    One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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