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Because there is air in the water. Just the act of pouring it into a glass traps some air. And there are microscopic fissures and ridges on the glass. Air bubbles tend to form on the ridges. If you watch water boil in a test tube you will see that bubbles only form at certain places. Chemists usually add some broken ceramic just to be sure there are plenty of such places available.
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