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    Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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    The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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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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    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 smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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    In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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    All Humans Are 99.9% Genetically Identical and 98.4% of human genes are the same as the genes of a chimpanzee.
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    Scientists are learning from the 1700-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which changes colour thanks to nano particles.
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