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Some neutron stars spin seven hundred times per second.

Why it is true

Known as millisecond pulsars, these collapsed stars rotate at extreme speeds due to the conservation of angular momentum, emitting beams of radiation that sweep through space like a lighthouse.

Source: Pulsars

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