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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Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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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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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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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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