The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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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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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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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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Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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Scientists have developed a microparticle filled with oxygen that can be injected into the blood stream, enabling us to live without breathing.
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