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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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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Scientists are learning from the 1700-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which changes colour thanks to nano particles.
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