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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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    Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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    All Humans Are 99.9% Genetically Identical and 98.4% of human genes are the same as the genes of a chimpanzee.
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    In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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    Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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    The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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    Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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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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