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    MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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    Bioluminescent Plants
    Bioluminescent Plants
    The world's first genetically-engineered bioluminescent (glow-in-the-dark) house plants have been created and could eventually be used as a functional light source.
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    A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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    Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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    Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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    The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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    The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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    The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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