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    When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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    In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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    Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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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 earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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    There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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    Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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    Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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