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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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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German scientists claim to have evidence that suggests that our universe may exist inside of a computer simulated Matrix.
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There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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The inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun was a NASA Scientist who also helped develop the Stealth Bomber and the Galileo mission to Jupiter.
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