26Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola has a medical application. It is sometimes used for the treatment of gastric phytobezoars (trapped mass in the gastrointestinal system). In about 50% of cases studied, Coca-Cola alone was found to be effective in gastric phytobezoar dissolution.
27. Cosmic dust adds about 40,000 metric tons per year to Earth’s mass.
28. The flag in the opening credits of Gilligan's Island is at half-mast because of the Kennedy assassination.
29. The Antarctic Snow Cruiser is a 55 foot, 37-ton vehicle used in a 1939 Antarctic expedition. Its smooth tires were ill-suited for the deep snow but the crew discovered that traction was increased by driving in reverse. They proceeded to complete a 92-mile trek, completely in reverse.
30. When Canada invented colored designs on their coins, US Army contractors thought they were spy devices filled with "nanotechnology."
