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    The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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    According to studies, men change their minds two to three times more often than women.
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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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    At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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    If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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    0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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    A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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    MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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