Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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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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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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