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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If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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German scientists claim to have evidence that suggests that our universe may exist inside of a computer simulated Matrix.
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The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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