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    Bioluminescent Plants
    Bioluminescent Plants
    The world's first genetically-engineered bioluminescent (glow-in-the-dark) house plants have been created and could eventually be used as a functional light source.
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    Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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    A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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    The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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    A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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    Liquid TIDE laundry detergent glows under a blacklight.
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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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    In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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