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    One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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    No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
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    Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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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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    Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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    The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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    Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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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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