Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.
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For a high school science fair project, 17-year-old Michio Kaku built a particle accelerator in his parent's garage that was able to generate a magnetic field 20,000 times greater than the Earth's and produce collisions powerful enough to create antimatter.
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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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