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    In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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    A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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    Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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    Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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    Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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    A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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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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    Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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