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    Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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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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    If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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    Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
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    There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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    Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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    Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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