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    Your brain is 80% water.
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    In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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    Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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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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    Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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    One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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    Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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    The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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