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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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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Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.
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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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During photosynthesis, plants emit light humans can’t see, but NASA can see that light from space - and they've even made maps of it!
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