One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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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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One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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According to scientists, the color of the cup that we're drinking from can alter our perception of the actual taste of the drink.
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