There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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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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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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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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Your brain is 80% water.
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