The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth!
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A neutron star (what remains after a Super Nova) is so dense that a portion of it the size of a sugar cube would weigh as much as all of humanity, or more than all the cars in the United States.
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A lightning bolt generates temperatures five times hotter than those found at the sun's surface!
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Some asteroids have other asteroids orbiting them.
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Earth is the only planet in our solar system that's not named after a god or goddess.
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There's a mysterious dwarf planet between Mars and Jupiter called 'Ceres' which has never been visited by spacecraft or photographed in detail, however, Earth-bound telescopes reveal a large bright shining spot on the surface of this planet, the origin and nature of which are unknown.
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Approximately 115 tons of ocean salt spray enters the earth's atmosphere each second.
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