Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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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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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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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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Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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There is a surgical implant being developed that will give you an orgasm at the touch of a button.
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