Clostridium botulinum canned food toxin no smell

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Deadly botulinum toxin can hide in food with no smell or taste

Improperly canned food can contain bacteria that produce botulinum toxin, which can be fatal. The contaminated food may look, smell, and taste normal and may produce no gas. Heating can destroy the toxin itself.

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Aluminum is far more common in Earth's crust

Aluminum makes up 8.23% of Earth's crust by mass, but only 1.59% of Earth as a whole. Its strong attraction to oxygen keeps much of it bound in oxygen-rich minerals in the crust.

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Mauritius’s sea zone far exceeds its land area

~1,000×

Mauritius has 2,040 square kilometres of land and a maritime zone of about 2 million square kilometres—nearly 1,000 times its land area.

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