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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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    One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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    The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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    The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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    According to studies, men change their minds two to three times more often than women.
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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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    Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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    A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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