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    Aluminum used to be more valuable than gold!
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    Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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    Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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    The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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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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    When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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    Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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    Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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