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    Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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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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    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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    A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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    There is a surgical implant being developed that will give you an orgasm at the touch of a button.
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    At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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    A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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    German scientists claim to have evidence that suggests that our universe may exist inside of a computer simulated Matrix.
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