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    The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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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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    One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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    Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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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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    At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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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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    In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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