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    One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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    Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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    The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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    Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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    Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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    There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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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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    Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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