The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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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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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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