stackyFACTSTalk about overstaying your welcome. Theoretical physics suggests that protons, the building blocks of atomic nuclei, are so stable that their lifespan vastly exceeds the current age of the entire universe, meaning they will stubbornly sit there while everything else slowly dies.
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