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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If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
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The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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