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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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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Cold water weighs more than hot water.
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For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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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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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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