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    Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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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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    A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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    Why Do Old Books Have a Distinct Smell?
    The reason why old books have such a distinct smell is because hundreds of organic compounds in the pages break down over time and release chemicals that smell like almond, vanilla, and grass.
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    German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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    One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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    Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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    Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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