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    The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.
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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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    The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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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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    It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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    Aluminum used to be more valuable than gold!
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    At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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    Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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