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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4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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