In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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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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A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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Scientists are learning from the 1700-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which changes colour thanks to nano particles.
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The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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