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    Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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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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    Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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    At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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    Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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    0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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    One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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    The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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