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    If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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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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    Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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    There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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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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    For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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    Aluminum used to be more valuable than gold!
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    Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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