Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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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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Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
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