Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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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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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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During photosynthesis, plants emit light humans can’t see, but NASA can see that light from space - and they've even made maps of it!
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If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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According to scientists, the color of the cup that we're drinking from can alter our perception of the actual taste of the drink.
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The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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