The typical spec of dust that you see floating in the air is half way in size between the Earth and a subatomic particle.
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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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There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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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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On Titan, Saturn's largest moon, the atmosphere is so thick and the gravity so low that humans could fly through it by flapping "wings" attached to their arms.
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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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