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    The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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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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    German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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    The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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    Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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    Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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    Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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