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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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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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
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The storage capacity of human brain exceeds 4 Terrabytes.
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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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