Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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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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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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Scientists aren't sure what color dinosaurs were.
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For a high school science fair project, 17-year-old Michio Kaku built a particle accelerator in his parent's garage that was able to generate a magnetic field 20,000 times greater than the Earth's and produce collisions powerful enough to create antimatter.
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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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