Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 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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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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During photosynthesis, plants emit light humans can’t see, but NASA can see that light from space - and they've even made maps of it!
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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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