The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.
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Buzz Aldrin’s mother’s maiden name was Moon.
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There's a mysterious dwarf planet between Mars and Jupiter called 'Ceres' which has never been visited by spacecraft or photographed in detail, however, Earth-bound telescopes reveal a large bright shining spot on the surface of this planet, the origin and nature of which are unknown.
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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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Scientists have confirmed that Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons, has a watery ocean.
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The sun puts out more power in 1 second than mankind has ever used within human existence.
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The Sun and Moon appear to be the same size because the moon is 400 times smaller than the Sun, but 400 times closer to Earth.
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