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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Aluminum used to be more valuable than gold!
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Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
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The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.
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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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