Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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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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Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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