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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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    Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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    T-Rex DNA
    T-Rex DNA
    In 2005, a portion of T-rex bone was dissolved in acid. It revealed soft tissue with sections of possible DNA.
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    Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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    Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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    Scientists aren't sure what color dinosaurs were.
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    Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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    One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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