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    Gene Cernan
    Gene Cernan
    Apollo 17 astronaut Gene Cernan, the last man to walk on the Moon, wrote his daughter's initials there. They’ll last at least 50,000 years.
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    The earth rotates more slowly on its axis in March than in September.
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    1054 AD Supernova
    1054 AD Supernova
    In the year 1054 AD, there was an explosion in the sky so bright that it was visible for 23 days straight, even during the day.
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    Approximately 115 tons of ocean salt spray enters the earth's atmosphere each second.
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    It would take more than 150 years to drive a car to the sun.
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    One pinhead of the sun's energy is enough to kill a person at a distance of 160 kilometers.
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    Today's top fuel dragsters take off with more force than the space shuttle.
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    The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.
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