Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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During photosynthesis, plants emit light humans can’t see, but NASA can see that light from space - and they've even made maps of it!
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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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Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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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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