Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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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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Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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