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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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    The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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    Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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    Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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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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    Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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    Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.
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    Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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