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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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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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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One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
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