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 Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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Scientists are attempting to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. A cellular human brain is predicted possible by 2023. It hopes to shed light on consciousness.
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Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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German scientists claim to have evidence that suggests that our universe may exist inside of a computer simulated Matrix.
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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