There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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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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Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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