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 gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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