Leather skin does not have any smell. The leather smell that you sense is actually derived from the materials used in the tanning process.
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A real estate agent's rule of thumb: To estimate what a house will sell for, ask the owner what its worth and subtract 10%.
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In Georgia, there is an airtight room called the Crypt of Civilization that was sealed in 1940. It contains numerous artefacts documenting what life was like at the time of sealing, and is scheduled to be opened in the year 8113 to show people of the future exactly what life was like.
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Each day, there are over 120 million sexual intercourse taking place all over the world.
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Japanese engineers were asked to redesign the front end of the Bullet Train because it carried enough speed to create a sonic boom whenever it exited a tunnel. Residents could feel the blast from miles away.
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The mile is Latin for 1,000. The number of paces it took the average Roman!
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There are 365 steps on the front of the U.S. Capitol Building - one for every day of the year.
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