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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Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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