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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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    Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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    The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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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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    Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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    Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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    Why Do Old Books Have a Distinct Smell?
    The reason why old books have such a distinct smell is because hundreds of organic compounds in the pages break down over time and release chemicals that smell like almond, vanilla, and grass.
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    Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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