Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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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 average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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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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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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