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    It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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    Scientists Recreate Conversations Held Behind Soundproof Glass by Recording Vibrations on Chip Bag
    Scientists have been able to recreate conversations that were held behind a soundproof glass wall by recording the vibrations seen on a potato chip bag.
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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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    One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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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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    Scientists aren't sure what color dinosaurs were.
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    If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
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    The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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