If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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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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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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Scientists have developed a microparticle filled with oxygen that can be injected into the blood stream, enabling us to live without breathing.
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Liquid TIDE laundry detergent glows under a blacklight.
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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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