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    4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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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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    The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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    Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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    Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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    Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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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 use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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