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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In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
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No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
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A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
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Cold water weighs more than hot water.
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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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