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    A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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    Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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    The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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    If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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    Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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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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    Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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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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