Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet!
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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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Buzz Aldrin’s mother’s maiden name was Moon.
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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 center of the galaxy tastes like raspberries and smells like rum, according to astronomers.
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Some asteroids have other asteroids orbiting them.
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Any space vehicle must move at a rate of 7 miles per second in order to escape the earth's gravitational pull.
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