In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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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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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 sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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Your brain is 80% water.
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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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