The temperature of the earth's interior increases by 1 degree every 60 feet down.
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The Earth gets heavier each day by tons, as meteoric dust settles on it.
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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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The population of the Earth has more than doubled since 1950.
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Jupiter's magnetosphere is the largest single structure inside the Solar System. If you could see it with your eyes, it would appear larger than our full Moon.
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Jupiter's moon Ganymede, is larger than the planet Mercury!
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The earth travels through space at 660,000 miles per hour.
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An international team of astronomers has spotted the farthest known gravitational lens and, as Albert Einstein predicted, it is a galaxy that deflects and intensifies the light of a much further object.
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