Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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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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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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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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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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