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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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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