The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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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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