Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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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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There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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