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    The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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    Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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    The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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    One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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    Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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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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    Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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    In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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