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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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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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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