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    Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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    Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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    Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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    Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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    Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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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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    For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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    Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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