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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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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