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    At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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    The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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    It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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    Cold water weighs more than hot water.
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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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    Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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    All Humans Are 99.9% Genetically Identical and 98.4% of human genes are the same as the genes of a chimpanzee.
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    Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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