It 'snows' metal on Venus.
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Astronomer Percival Lowell believed that he was the first person to observe canals on Venus, but because of a faulty adjustment of the eyepiece on his telescope, he was in fact looking at the blood vessels in his own eye.
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There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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The earth rotates more slowly on its axis in March than in September.
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The temperature of the earth's interior increases by 1 degree every 60 feet down.
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The moon is actually moving away from Earth at a rate of 1.5 inches per year.
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The earth is .02 degrees hotter during a full moon.
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