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!
16
The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
56
One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
75
Scientists have developed a microparticle filled with oxygen that can be injected into the blood stream, enabling us to live without breathing.
21
Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
408
According to studies, men change their minds two to three times more often than women.
72
Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
38
Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
9