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 average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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