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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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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The storage capacity of human brain exceeds 4 Terrabytes.
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Scientists have developed a microparticle filled with oxygen that can be injected into the blood stream, enabling us to live without breathing.
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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