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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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    Coke-Powered Phone
    Coke-Powered Phone
    Daizi Zheng, a Chinese designer, made a Coca-Cola powered cell phone. She designed a battery that uses enzymes to generate electricity from the carbs.
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    Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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    The storage capacity of human brain exceeds 4 Terrabytes.
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    Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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    Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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    At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
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    The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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