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Pearls dissolve in vinegar.
According to Hostess, it takes about 45 seconds to explode a Twinkie in a standard powered microwave.
If you squeeze your nose together where no air goes in or out, you can’t hum.
Lethologica is the state of not being able to remember a word you want to say.
It is possible to lead a cow upstairs but not downstairs.
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Edited by annoyinginge: 12/4/2013 10:51:01 AMSome pressure-related facts: If you ever find yourself in a vacuum, you should exhale immediately to stop the unbalanced air pressure from rupturing your lungs. If you do this, you'll have about 10 seconds of consciousness in which to save yourself, after which you pass out. Death will follow in a few minutes unless somebody rescues you. People have been exposed to vacuum for over a minute and survived with no lasting injuries. Divers don't get it so easy. In 1983, five people were killed by rapid decompression of a diving bell. The diver closest to the breach had his spine, limbs and internal organs blown out, all of which were subsequently ejected from the bell by the pressure, reaching over thirty feet in height.