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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There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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