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    Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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    Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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    Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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    The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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    A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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    Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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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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    All Humans Are 99.9% Genetically Identical and 98.4% of human genes are the same as the genes of a chimpanzee.
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