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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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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