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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A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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Cold water weighs more than hot water.
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The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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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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The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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Scientists aren't sure what color dinosaurs were.
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Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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