Scientists are learning from the 1700-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which changes colour thanks to nano particles.
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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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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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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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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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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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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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