An international team of astronomers has spotted the farthest known gravitational lens and, as Albert Einstein predicted, it is a galaxy that deflects and intensifies the light of a much further object.
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In outer space there exists a gigantic cloud of alcohol which can be used to produce 400 trillion trillion pints of beer.
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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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41% of the moon is not visible from earth at any time.
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In space, astronauts cannot cry properly, because there is no gravity, so the tears can't flow down their faces!
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Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be picked up and heard by an AM radio.
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The earth rotates more slowly on its axis in March than in September.
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The heart of an astronaut actually gets smaller when in outer space.
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