The center of the galaxy tastes like raspberries and smells like rum, according to astronomers.
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Astronomer Percival Lowell believed that he was the first person to observe canals on Venus, but because of a faulty adjustment of the eyepiece on his telescope, he was in fact looking at the blood vessels in his own eye.
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The Earth gets heavier each day by tons, as meteoric dust settles on it.
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Only 55% of Americans know that the sun is a star.
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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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There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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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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