A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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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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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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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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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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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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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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