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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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
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One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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Liquid TIDE laundry detergent glows under a blacklight.
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Scientists are attempting to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. A cellular human brain is predicted possible by 2023. It hopes to shed light on consciousness.
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