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    Aluminum used to be more valuable than gold!
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    One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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    One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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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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    Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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    According to studies, men change their minds two to three times more often than women.
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    There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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    A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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