A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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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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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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One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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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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Cold water weighs more than hot water.
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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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