The earth rotates more slowly on its axis in March than in September.
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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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Earth is the only planet in our solar system that's not named after a god or goddess.
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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 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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If aliens located 60-65 million light years away from us, looked at earth through a really powerful telescope today, they would see dinosaurs!
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There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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In the last 7 years, humanity has discovered 43 potentially habitable planets.
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