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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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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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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All Humans Are 99.9% Genetically Identical and 98.4% of human genes are the same as the genes of a chimpanzee.
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Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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