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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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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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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Scientists are attempting to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. A cellular human brain is predicted possible by 2023. It hopes to shed light on consciousness.
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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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