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    Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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    Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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    There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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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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    Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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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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    Coke-Powered Phone
    Coke-Powered Phone
    Daizi Zheng, a Chinese designer, made a Coca-Cola powered cell phone. She designed a battery that uses enzymes to generate electricity from the carbs.
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    Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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