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 ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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The inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun was a NASA Scientist who also helped develop the Stealth Bomber and the Galileo mission to Jupiter.
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