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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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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Scientists are learning from the 1700-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which changes colour thanks to nano particles.
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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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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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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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In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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