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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There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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Aluminum used to be more valuable than gold!
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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