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    Scientists have developed a microparticle filled with oxygen that can be injected into the blood stream, enabling us to live without breathing.
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    Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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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 average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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    Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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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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    4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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    A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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