A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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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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A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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There is a surgical implant being developed that will give you an orgasm at the touch of a button.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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