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BEDROOM SPARKS: People who say they have experienced “fireworks” in the bedroom may not be completely exaggerating.

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Scientists have tracked the moment of conception and have captured “radiant zinc fireworks” when sperm meets egg.

A team of US researchers found that human life begins in a flash of light as an explosion of tiny sparks erupts from the egg at the exact moment of conception.

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