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    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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    Cold water weighs more than hot water.
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    Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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    One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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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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    Bioluminescent Plants
    Bioluminescent Plants
    The world's first genetically-engineered bioluminescent (glow-in-the-dark) house plants have been created and could eventually be used as a functional light source.
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    Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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