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    Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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    Scientists Recreate Conversations Held Behind Soundproof Glass by Recording Vibrations on Chip Bag
    Scientists have been able to recreate conversations that were held behind a soundproof glass wall by recording the vibrations seen on a potato chip bag.
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    Bioluminescent Plants
    Bioluminescent Plants
    The world's first genetically-engineered bioluminescent (glow-in-the-dark) house plants have been created and could eventually be used as a functional light source.
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    One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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    At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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    Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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    Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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    Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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