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    A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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    Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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    Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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    Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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    Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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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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    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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    No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
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