A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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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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Scientists are working on a portable spray-on-skin that can heal severe wounds in just a few minutes.The spray mainly contains important proteins that can reprogram the injured cells to become stem cells, and back to young uniformed skin cells. So far they were able to accelerate healing process from 12 weeks to 21 days with a similar approach.
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A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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