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    Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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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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    A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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    Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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    The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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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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    For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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    Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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