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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Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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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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