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    One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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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 average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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    Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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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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    If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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    Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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