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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It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
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A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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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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The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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