One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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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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Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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Scientists are attempting to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. A cellular human brain is predicted possible by 2023. It hopes to shed light on consciousness.
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One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
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A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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