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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The storage capacity of human brain exceeds 4 Terrabytes.
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The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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