The inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun was a NASA Scientist who also helped develop the Stealth Bomber and the Galileo mission to Jupiter.
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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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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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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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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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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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