The last time that the Sun was in its current position in space around the Milky Way, dinosaurs ruled the Earth.
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Neil Armstrong, the first man to step foot on the moon, carried with him a piece of cloth and wood from the original 1903 Wright Flyer.
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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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If two pieces of metal touch in space, they become permanently stuck together.
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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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There are two golf balls sitting on the moon.
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The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.
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