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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The roar that we hear when we place a seashell next to our ear is not the ocean, but rather the sound of blood surging through the veins in the ear.
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In the case of an emergency, a Crayola crayon can be used as a candle and will burn for about 15 minutes.
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Since 1982, a radio frequency emanating from Russia has been broadcasting a buzzer-like sound and, periodically, an unknown voice reads orders, names, and numbers. No one knows where exactly it is coming from or what it means.
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The New York Stock Exchange started as a coffee shop!
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The world’s smallest book, “Teeny Ted from Turnip Town”, is 100×70 micrometers in size and requires a scanning electron microscope to read, as light beams are too large.
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If you had 10 billion $1 notes and spent one every second of every day, it would require 317 years for you to go broke.
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Blue light fends off drowsiness in the middle of the night, which could be useful to people who work at night.
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