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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Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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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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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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