A million diamonds

A researcher devised a way to examine the contents of a candle flame. He found that an ordinary flame produces over a million very tiny diamonds every second (along with other forms of carbon). They are normally consumed as fast as they are made.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2027335/Flickering-candle-flame-contains-millions-tiny-diamonds-created-disappear.html

I am always fascinated by the magic we discover in "ordinary" things. Probably, no matter how much of the puzzle we figure out there is always another layer of discovery that we open up. That may be the most magical thing of all.