If aliens located 60-65 million light years away from us, looked at earth through a really powerful telescope today, they would see dinosaurs!
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Only 55% of Americans know that the sun is a star.
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The Earth gets heavier each day by tons, as meteoric dust settles on it.
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The population of the Earth has more than doubled since 1950.
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The volume of the Earth's moon is the same as the volume of the Pacific Ocean.
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Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
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Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
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An organisation called Mars One is planning to establish a permanent colony of humans on Mars by 2023.
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