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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Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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