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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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    Bioluminescent Plants
    Bioluminescent Plants
    The world's first genetically-engineered bioluminescent (glow-in-the-dark) house plants have been created and could eventually be used as a functional light source.
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    The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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    The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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    In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
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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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    Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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    One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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