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 travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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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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