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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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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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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4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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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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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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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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