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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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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Summer on Uranus lasts for 21 years.
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The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.
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The typical spec of dust that you see floating in the air is half way in size between the Earth and a subatomic particle.
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Astronauts get taller when they are in space.
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The earth rotates more slowly on its axis in March than in September.
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