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    Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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    German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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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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    Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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    Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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    Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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    Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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