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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The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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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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Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
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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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