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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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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