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    The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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    Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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    One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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    Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.
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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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    Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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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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    At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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