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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The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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