A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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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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Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
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Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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