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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There is a surgical implant being developed that will give you an orgasm at the touch of a button.
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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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