Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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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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For a high school science fair project, 17-year-old Michio Kaku built a particle accelerator in his parent's garage that was able to generate a magnetic field 20,000 times greater than the Earth's and produce collisions powerful enough to create antimatter.
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A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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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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The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
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