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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A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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German scientists claim to have evidence that suggests that our universe may exist inside of a computer simulated Matrix.
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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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