Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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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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Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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