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    One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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    Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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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 inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun was a NASA Scientist who also helped develop the Stealth Bomber and the Galileo mission to Jupiter.
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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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    Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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    Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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    The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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