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 idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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There is a surgical implant being developed that will give you an orgasm at the touch of a button.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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