One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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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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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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Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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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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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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