0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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Scientists are learning from the 1700-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which changes colour thanks to nano particles.
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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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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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Liquid TIDE laundry detergent glows under a blacklight.
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