The moon is actually moving away from Earth at a rate of 1.5 inches per year.
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A lightning bolt generates temperatures five times hotter than those found at the sun's surface!
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There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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All of the Earth's continents are wider at the north than in the south - and nobody knows why.
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Jupiter's moon Ganymede, is larger than the planet Mercury!
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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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Scientists have confirmed that Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons, has a watery ocean.
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Saturn's rings are about 500,000 miles in circumference but only about a foot thick.
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