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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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    The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.
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    The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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    0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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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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    If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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    The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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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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