There’s as many atoms in a single molecule of your DNA as there are stars in the typical galaxy. We are, each of us, a little universe.

Neil Degrasse Tyson
There’s as many atoms in a single molecule of your...
There’s as many atoms in a single molecule of your...
There’s as many atoms in a single molecule of your...
There’s as many atoms in a single molecule of your...
About This Quote

This quote is a great reminder of how small we are on this earth. Even our DNA is just one molecule, it is also the same size as the universe. If you were to count all the atoms in the universe, they would still be just as many as there are particles in every human on the planet. The universe is so big that its size is hard to comprehend, yet it’s so small that we can fit it inside of our head.

When we think about all of the things in the universe, it makes us realize how insignificant we really are. However, when we think about ourselves and what makes us unique, we realize how extraordinary we truly are.

Source: Cosmos

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