Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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During photosynthesis, plants emit light humans can’t see, but NASA can see that light from space - and they've even made maps of it!
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There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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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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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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