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    Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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    T-Rex DNA
    T-Rex DNA
    In 2005, a portion of T-rex bone was dissolved in acid. It revealed soft tissue with sections of possible DNA.
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    Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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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 cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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    At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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    Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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    For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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