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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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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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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When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
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In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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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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