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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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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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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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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