The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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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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In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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