A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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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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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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