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 zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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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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