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    Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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    At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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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 dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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    Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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    Cold water weighs more than hot water.
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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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    If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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