For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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Scientists are learning from the 1700-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which changes colour thanks to nano particles.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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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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