Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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Columbia University has developed an artificial tree that passively soaks up carbon dioxide from the air using "leaves" that are 1,000 times more efficient than true leaves that use photosynthesis.
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The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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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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German scientists claim to have evidence that suggests that our universe may exist inside of a computer simulated Matrix.
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