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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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    Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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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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    The 'Unicorn Bull'
    In 1933, a biologist created a "unicorn bull".
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    Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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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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    Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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    A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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