Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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There is a surgical implant being developed that will give you an orgasm at the touch of a button.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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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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Liquid TIDE laundry detergent glows under a blacklight.
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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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