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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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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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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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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Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
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