In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
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One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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Scientists are attempting to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. A cellular human brain is predicted possible by 2023. It hopes to shed light on consciousness.
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