Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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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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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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