The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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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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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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Your brain is 80% water.
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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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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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