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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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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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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Aluminum used to be more valuable than gold!
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Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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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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