Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet!
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More than 20 million meteoroids enter Earth's atmosphere every day.
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There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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Earth is the only planet in our solar system that's not named after a god or goddess.
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A comet's tail always points away from the sun.
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Scientists have confirmed that Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons, has a watery ocean.
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Only 55% of Americans know that the sun is a star.
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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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