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    Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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    Scientists aren't sure what color dinosaurs were.
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    A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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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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    Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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    It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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    A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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    Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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