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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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
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No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
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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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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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