If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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Scientists are learning from the 1700-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which changes colour thanks to nano particles.
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A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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