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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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
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Your brain is 80% water.
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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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