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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Scientists are learning from the 1700-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which changes colour thanks to nano particles.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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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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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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