The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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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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One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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