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    A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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    The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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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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    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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    Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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    Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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    Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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    Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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