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 earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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Your brain is 80% water.
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The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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