Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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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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Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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