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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A lightning bolt generates temperatures five times hotter than those found at the sun's surface!
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The earth rotates more slowly on its axis in March than in September.
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Summer on Uranus lasts for 21 years.
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The volume of the Earth's moon is the same as the volume of the Pacific Ocean.
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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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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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The sun puts out more power in 1 second than mankind has ever used within human existence.
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