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    Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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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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    Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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    One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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    The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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    The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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    At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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    A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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