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    A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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    The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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    4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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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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    Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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    One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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    Sequencing DNA from Cigarette Butt in Street and 3D Printing Face from It
    It's possible to sequence DNA on gum and cigarette butts found in the street and 3D print a very accurate face from it.
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    The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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