Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on 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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Liquid TIDE laundry detergent glows under a blacklight.
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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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Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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Scientists are learning from the 1700-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which changes colour thanks to nano particles.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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