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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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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