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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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    Columbia University has developed an artificial tree that passively soaks up carbon dioxide from the air using "leaves" that are 1,000 times more efficient than true leaves that use photosynthesis.
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    A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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    0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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    Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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    Bioluminescent Plants
    Bioluminescent Plants
    The world's first genetically-engineered bioluminescent (glow-in-the-dark) house plants have been created and could eventually be used as a functional light source.
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    Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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    Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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