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    Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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    Scientists aren't sure what color dinosaurs were.
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    Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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    Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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    A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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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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    A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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