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 use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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Columbia University has developed an artificial tree that passively soaks up carbon dioxide from the air using "leaves" that are 1,000 times more efficient than true leaves that use photosynthesis.
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