Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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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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The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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