There are 5 to 10 times more stars in the known Universe than there are grains of sand on all the world's beaches, but a single grain of sand has more atoms than there are stars in the known Universe.
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Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet!
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An unprotected human can survive up to 1.5 minutes in space with no permanent bodily damage.
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Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
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The temperature of the earth's interior increases by 1 degree every 60 feet down.
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Astronauts cannot burp in space.
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The earth is .02 degrees hotter during a full moon.
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The earth rotates more slowly on its axis in March than in September.
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