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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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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Scientists are attempting to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. A cellular human brain is predicted possible by 2023. It hopes to shed light on consciousness.
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One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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