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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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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There is a surgical implant being developed that will give you an orgasm at the touch of a button.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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Scientists aren't sure what color dinosaurs were.
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