In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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