Science Is Awesome
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Sandcastles can be an art form, but there actually is a lot of science behind them. When making a sand mixture, it must be by volume 99 dry sand, 1 water. If you add much more water than that, youll be in danger of creating landslides
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Artists Bill Pechet and Chris Pekar designed an amazing giant flask that is on display at Winnipeg's Millennium Library Plaza. It drizzles water and creates a fog and the lights even change color.
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Grover Krantz was an eccentric anthropologist and devoted pet lover. Before he lost his battle with pancreatic cancer in 2002, Krantz decided to donate his body to the Smithsonian. He said, "Ive been a teacher all my life and I think I might as well be a teacher after Im dead, so why dont I just give you my body. But theres one catch: You have to keep my dogs with me.
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The Midway Atoll is 1,200 miles away from civilization in the Pacific Ocean, about halfway between North America and Asia. Millions of albatross that live there have been unknowingly snacking on garbage from the nearby Great Pacific Garbage patch. Of course, their bodies cannot process the plastic, and they eventually die.
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The blue whale is not only the largest animal alive currently, but is likely the largest animal ever to have lived.
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Z-Machines is a new band in Japan composed of robots created by students at Tokyo University. Mach center plays lead guitar with 12 picks and 78 fingers. Cosmo left plays keyboard and shoots lasers from its eyes. Ashura right is on drums and uses 21 sticks.
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