The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.
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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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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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