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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A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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According to scientists, the color of the cup that we're drinking from can alter our perception of the actual taste of the drink.
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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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