The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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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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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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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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There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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