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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Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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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 banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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Cold water weighs more than hot water.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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