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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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    Why Do Old Books Have a Distinct Smell?
    The reason why old books have such a distinct smell is because hundreds of organic compounds in the pages break down over time and release chemicals that smell like almond, vanilla, and grass.
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    A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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    T-Rex DNA
    T-Rex DNA
    In 2005, a portion of T-rex bone was dissolved in acid. It revealed soft tissue with sections of possible DNA.
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    If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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    Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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    The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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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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