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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Pluto is smaller than Russia.
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The Earth gets heavier each day by tons, as meteoric dust settles on it.
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It takes eight and a half minutes for light to get from the sun to earth.
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The moon is actually moving away from Earth at a rate of 1.5 inches per year.
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Approximately 115 tons of ocean salt spray enters the earth's atmosphere each second.
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Buzz Aldrin’s mother’s maiden name was Moon.
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It 'snows' metal on Venus.
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