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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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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