A teen in Michigan built a working nuclear reactor. He taught himself how to build it as a weekend hobby project in his basement from ages 15-17 for $3500.
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At the time of your birth, you were, for a few seconds, the youngest person on the planet.
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More books are written, published and sold per person per year in Iceland than anywhere else on the planet. One in ten Icelanders will become a published author in their lifetime.
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Oprah Winfrey makes $10 per second.
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‘Old people smell’ is actually caused by a chemical, 2-nonenal, that old people secrete through their skin
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People with light eye colors (like blue, green or grey) have a higher alcohol tolerance.
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