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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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    A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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    The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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    Bioluminescent Plants
    Bioluminescent Plants
    The world's first genetically-engineered bioluminescent (glow-in-the-dark) house plants have been created and could eventually be used as a functional light source.
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    The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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    The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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    Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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    Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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