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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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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Liquid TIDE laundry detergent glows under a blacklight.
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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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