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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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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The inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun was a NASA Scientist who also helped develop the Stealth Bomber and the Galileo mission to Jupiter.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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