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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A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every 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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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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