The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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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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One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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