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    One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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    Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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    According to studies, men change their minds two to three times more often than women.
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    Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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    Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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    Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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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 idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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