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    Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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    Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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    Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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    Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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    The inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun was a NASA Scientist who also helped develop the Stealth Bomber and the Galileo mission to Jupiter.
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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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    German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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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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