Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
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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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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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