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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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    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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    Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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    The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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    One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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    Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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    The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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    The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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