If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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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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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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