Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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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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Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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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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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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Liquid TIDE laundry detergent glows under a blacklight.
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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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