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 third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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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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The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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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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The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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