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 left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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According to scientists, the color of the cup that we're drinking from can alter our perception of the actual taste of the drink.
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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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