The moon is actually moving away from Earth at a rate of 1.5 inches per year.
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The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.
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An organisation called Mars One is planning to establish a permanent colony of humans on Mars by 2023.
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The light hitting the earth right now is 30 thousand years old.
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The Earth gets heavier each day by tons, as meteoric dust settles on it.
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Buzz Aldrin’s mother’s maiden name was Moon.
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Mars had an oxygen-rich atmosphere around 4 billion years ago
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The earth rotates more slowly on its axis in March than in September.
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