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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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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Scientists have developed a microparticle filled with oxygen that can be injected into the blood stream, enabling us to live without breathing.
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Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.
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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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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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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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The storage capacity of human brain exceeds 4 Terrabytes.
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