The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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The storage capacity of human brain exceeds 4 Terrabytes.
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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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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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