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    Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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    Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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    A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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    Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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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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    Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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    Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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    Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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