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    When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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    One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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    The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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    The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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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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    If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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    The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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    The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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