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    The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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    Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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    Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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    A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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    A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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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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    Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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    Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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