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    German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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    It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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    The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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    Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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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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    No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
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    A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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    The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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