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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Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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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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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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