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    Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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    Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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    Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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    German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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    Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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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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    One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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    If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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