The earth travels through space at 660,000 miles per hour.
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The ashes of the man who discovered Pluto are currently en route to dwarf planet, scheduled to arrive on the 14th of July, 2015.
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One pinhead of the sun's energy is enough to kill a person at a distance of 160 kilometers.
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It takes eight and a half minutes for light to get from the sun to earth.
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Approximately 115 tons of ocean salt spray enters the earth's atmosphere each second.
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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 Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.
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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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