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    The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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    Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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    The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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    No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
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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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    Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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    Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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    Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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