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    Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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    In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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    Cold water weighs more than hot water.
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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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    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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    If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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    According to studies, men change their minds two to three times more often than women.
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