Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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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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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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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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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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