Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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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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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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