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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 most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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    One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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    Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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    Scientists aren't sure what color dinosaurs were.
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    MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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    The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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    At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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