Guest FoxNews.com Posted April 5, 2017 Posted April 5, 2017 Who says there’s no good news? It just so happens that if all of humanity is wiped out in a nuclear holocaust, the people of Earth will leave behind a record of their existence in two “doomsday vaults” on the frozen island of Svalbard, halfway between Norway and the North Pole. Svalbard’s first doomsday vault was built into the side of a mountain in 2008. Known as the Global Seed Vault, it stores duplicates of seed samples from across the globe. They’re essentially backups, stored at half a degree below zero Fahrenheit. If every kernel of corn in the world is wiped out by the unthinkable, there’s a backup in Svalbard waiting to be withdrawn. Continue reading... Trending right now: Oh good, Samsung found a way to ruin the Galaxy S8’s gorgeous design This might just be the completely redesigned iPhone 8 of our dreams The only Samsung phone more exciting than the Galaxy S8 might not launch this year Via BRG - Boy Genius Report
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