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    One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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    In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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    Aluminum used to be more valuable than gold!
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    The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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    Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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    Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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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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    For a high school science fair project, 17-year-old Michio Kaku built a particle accelerator in his parent's garage that was able to generate a magnetic field 20,000 times greater than the Earth's and produce collisions powerful enough to create antimatter.
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