Thursday, July 1, 2010

11 mind-blowing truths about the universe

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They weren’t lying when they said science is stranger than fiction. Catch up on your head-scratch-inducing trivia with Marcus Chown’s eleven jaw-dropping facts about the universe. See three below:

  • The entire human race would fit in the volume of a sugar cube.
  • You age more slowly on the ground floor of a building than on the top floor.
  • Today’s sunlight is about 30,000 years old.

Can you believe that?

Learn more about all eleven mind-blowing facts at The Huffington Post.