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    Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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    One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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    Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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    Scientists Turned Peanut Butter into Diamonds
    Scientists from Edinburgh University found a way to turn peanut butter into diamonds.
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    Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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    The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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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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    If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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