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    Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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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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    In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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    Bioluminescent Plants
    Bioluminescent Plants
    The world's first genetically-engineered bioluminescent (glow-in-the-dark) house plants have been created and could eventually be used as a functional light source.
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    Scientists aren't sure what color dinosaurs were.
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    Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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    4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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