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 cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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Cold water weighs more than hot water.
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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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