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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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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Columbia University has developed an artificial tree that passively soaks up carbon dioxide from the air using "leaves" that are 1,000 times more efficient than true leaves that use photosynthesis.
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No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
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Aluminum used to be more valuable than gold!
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One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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