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    If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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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 single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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    Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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    Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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    Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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    Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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    A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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