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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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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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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Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
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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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