A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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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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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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The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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