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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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    Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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    The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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    Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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    The 'Unicorn Bull'
    In 1933, a biologist created a "unicorn bull".
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    One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
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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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    The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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