Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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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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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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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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Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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