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 smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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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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