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    MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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    The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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    Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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    Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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    Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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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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    There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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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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