Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
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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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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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