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    The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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    Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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    MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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    If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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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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    T-Rex DNA
    T-Rex DNA
    In 2005, a portion of T-rex bone was dissolved in acid. It revealed soft tissue with sections of possible DNA.
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    For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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    Scientists aren't sure what color dinosaurs were.
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