One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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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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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
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