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    Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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    Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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    Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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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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    Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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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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    Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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    One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
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