4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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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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Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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