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    If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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    Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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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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    4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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    In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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    Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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    The storage capacity of human brain exceeds 4 Terrabytes.
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    No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
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