The inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun was a NASA Scientist who also helped develop the Stealth Bomber and the Galileo mission to Jupiter.
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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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One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
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According to studies, men change their minds two to three times more often than women.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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Aluminum used to be more valuable than gold!
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Columbia University has developed an artificial tree that passively soaks up carbon dioxide from the air using "leaves" that are 1,000 times more efficient than true leaves that use photosynthesis.
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