The moon is actually moving away from Earth at a rate of 1.5 inches per year.
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An organisation called Mars One is planning to establish a permanent colony of humans on Mars by 2023.
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Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
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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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A neutron star (what remains after a Super Nova) is so dense that a portion of it the size of a sugar cube would weigh as much as all of humanity, or more than all the cars in the United States.
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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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41% of the moon is not visible from earth at any time.
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Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet!
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