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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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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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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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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Scientists are working on a portable spray-on-skin that can heal severe wounds in just a few minutes.The spray mainly contains important proteins that can reprogram the injured cells to become stem cells, and back to young uniformed skin cells. So far they were able to accelerate healing process from 12 weeks to 21 days with a similar approach.
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