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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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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Your brain is 80% water.
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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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