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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There is a surgical implant being developed that will give you an orgasm at the touch of a button.
20
Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
16
The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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