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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According to studies, men change their minds two to three times more often than women.
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Scientists are attempting to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. A cellular human brain is predicted possible by 2023. It hopes to shed light on consciousness.
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One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.
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A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
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