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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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    Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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    Sequencing DNA from Cigarette Butt in Street and 3D Printing Face from It
    It's possible to sequence DNA on gum and cigarette butts found in the street and 3D print a very accurate face from it.
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    There is a surgical implant being developed that will give you an orgasm at the touch of a button.
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    The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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    Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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    Liquid TIDE laundry detergent glows under a blacklight.
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    The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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