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    Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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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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    There is a surgical implant being developed that will give you an orgasm at the touch of a button.
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    Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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    0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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    The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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    The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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    The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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