Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet!
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There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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The temperature of the earth's interior increases by 1 degree every 60 feet down.
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Only 55% of Americans know that the sun is a star.
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Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
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Not only are there rogue planets floating through space completely alone, not orbiting any stars, but it’s possible that these pitch-black lonely planets support life.
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In the last 7 years, humanity has discovered 43 potentially habitable planets.
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The ashes of the man who discovered Pluto are currently en route to dwarf planet, scheduled to arrive on the 14th of July, 2015.
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