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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All Humans Are 99.9% Genetically Identical and 98.4% of human genes are the same as the genes of a chimpanzee.
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A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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