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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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.
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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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Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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