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 earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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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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For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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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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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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