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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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
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