Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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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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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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