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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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    4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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    The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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    A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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    The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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    Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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    Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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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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