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    Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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    A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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    For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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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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    MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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    Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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    Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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