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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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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