Buzz Aldrin’s mother’s maiden name was Moon.
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The Earth gets heavier each day by tons, as meteoric dust settles on it.
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The earth is .02 degrees hotter during a full moon.
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More than 20 million meteoroids enter Earth's atmosphere every day.
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The population of the Earth has more than doubled since 1950.
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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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Only 55% of Americans know that the sun is a star.
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The earth rotates more slowly on its axis in March than in September.
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