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magnets
9 Facts about Physicist Michael Faraday, the 'Father of Electricity'
9 Facts about Physicist Michael Faraday, the 'Father of Electricity'
Charles Dickens, Part-Time Mesmerist
Charles Dickens, Part-Time Mesmerist
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Watch How to Make a Compass
Introducing the Levitating Cups That Hold Your Drinks Mid-Air
Introducing the Levitating Cups That Hold Your Drinks Mid-Air
Watch a Powerful Electromagnet Shrink a Quarter to Half Its Size
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Deer May Rely on Internal Compasses to Avoid Colliding When They Flee
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Make Magnetic Slime With Four Simple Ingredients
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Smashing a 10,648-Magnet Cube
Goofing Around with 100 Pounds of Magnetic Putty
