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93 million miles
Distance from us to the sun
186,000 miles p/sec
Speed of light
8 minutes
Time it takes for sunlight to reach us
163 years
Time for a car going 65 mph to reach the sun
1,120 calories
Medium movie theater popcorn with butter topping
1,665 stairs
Number of stairs to the top of the Eiffel Tower
2.5 times
Number of times you’d have to climb them to burn off 1,120 calories
29 percent
Decrease in the risk of dying of heart disease if you go on vacation at least once a year
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