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    Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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    Scientists are attempting to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. A cellular human brain is predicted possible by 2023. It hopes to shed light on consciousness.
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    The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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    If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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    A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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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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    Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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    Columbia University has developed an artificial tree that passively soaks up carbon dioxide from the air using "leaves" that are 1,000 times more efficient than true leaves that use photosynthesis.
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