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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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    A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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    Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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    A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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    The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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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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    Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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    Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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