MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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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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The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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There is a surgical implant being developed that will give you an orgasm at the touch of a button.
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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