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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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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Your brain is 80% water.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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