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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Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
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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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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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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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