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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Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.
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If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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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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Your brain is 80% water.
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The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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