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    4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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    One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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    Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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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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    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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    A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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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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    Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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