MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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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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