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    Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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    Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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    Bioluminescent Plants
    Bioluminescent Plants
    The world's first genetically-engineered bioluminescent (glow-in-the-dark) house plants have been created and could eventually be used as a functional light source.
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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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    Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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    Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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    A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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    At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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