If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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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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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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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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Scientists have developed a microparticle filled with oxygen that can be injected into the blood stream, enabling us to live without breathing.
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The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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