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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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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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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Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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