The last time that the Sun was in its current position in space around the Milky Way, dinosaurs ruled the Earth.
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The population of the Earth has more than doubled since 1950.
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The Earth gets heavier each day by tons, as meteoric dust settles on it.
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Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be picked up and heard by an AM radio.
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It 'snows' metal on Venus.
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If two pieces of metal touch in space, they become permanently stuck together.
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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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