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 hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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Liquid TIDE laundry detergent glows under a blacklight.
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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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