The moon is actually moving away from Earth at a rate of 1.5 inches per year.
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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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Astronauts cannot burp in space.
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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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The sun puts out more power in 1 second than mankind has ever used within human existence.
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A car traveling 100 mph would take more than 29 million years to reach the nearest star (to our solar system)
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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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The Space Shuttle main engine weighs 1/7th as much as a train engine but delivers as much horsepower as 39 locomotives.
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