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    Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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    The inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun was a NASA Scientist who also helped develop the Stealth Bomber and the Galileo mission to Jupiter.
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    Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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    Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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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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    At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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    Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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    Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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