Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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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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The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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