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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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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Scientists aren't sure what color dinosaurs were.
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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