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    A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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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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    Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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    The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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    The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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    One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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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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    A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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