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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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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The storage capacity of human brain exceeds 4 Terrabytes.
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According to scientists, the color of the cup that we're drinking from can alter our perception of the actual taste of the drink.
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