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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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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Scientists are working on a portable spray-on-skin that can heal severe wounds in just a few minutes.The spray mainly contains important proteins that can reprogram the injured cells to become stem cells, and back to young uniformed skin cells. So far they were able to accelerate healing process from 12 weeks to 21 days with a similar approach.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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