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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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A 2012 study in eastern Germany was unable to find a single person under the age of 28 who believed in God.
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The Beatles wrote into their contracts for American concerts that they would not play in front of segregated audiences.
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It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
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There's a company in Switzerland called Algordanza that will turn your ashes into a diamond for your family.
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