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    The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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    The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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    0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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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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    The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.
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    A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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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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    One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
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