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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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    Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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    Scientists are learning from the 1700-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which changes colour thanks to nano particles.
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    Sequencing DNA from Cigarette Butt in Street and 3D Printing Face from It
    It's possible to sequence DNA on gum and cigarette butts found in the street and 3D print a very accurate face from it.
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    One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
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    Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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    The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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    Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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