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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Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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Scientists aren't sure what color dinosaurs were.
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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All Humans Are 99.9% Genetically Identical and 98.4% of human genes are the same as the genes of a chimpanzee.
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One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
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