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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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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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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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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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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