Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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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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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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The inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun was a NASA Scientist who also helped develop the Stealth Bomber and the Galileo mission to Jupiter.
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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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According to scientists, the color of the cup that we're drinking from can alter our perception of the actual taste of the drink.
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