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    Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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    Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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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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    The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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    Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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    No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
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    Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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    Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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