The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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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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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
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A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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