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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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    When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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    Liquid TIDE laundry detergent glows under a blacklight.
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    The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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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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    Why Do Old Books Have a Distinct Smell?
    The reason why old books have such a distinct smell is because hundreds of organic compounds in the pages break down over time and release chemicals that smell like almond, vanilla, and grass.
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    Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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    German scientists claim to have evidence that suggests that our universe may exist inside of a computer simulated Matrix.
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