An international team of astronomers has spotted the farthest known gravitational lens and, as Albert Einstein predicted, it is a galaxy that deflects and intensifies the light of a much further object.
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Approximately 115 tons of ocean salt spray enters the earth's atmosphere each second.
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The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.
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41% of the moon is not visible from earth at any time.
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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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The center of the galaxy tastes like raspberries and smells like rum, according to astronomers.
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Pluto is smaller than Russia.
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Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
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