There's a mysterious dwarf planet between Mars and Jupiter called 'Ceres' which has never been visited by spacecraft or photographed in detail, however, Earth-bound telescopes reveal a large bright shining spot on the surface of this planet, the origin and nature of which are unknown.
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It takes eight and a half minutes for light to get from the sun to earth.
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If two pieces of metal touch in space, they become permanently stuck together.
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Approximately 115 tons of ocean salt spray enters the earth's atmosphere each second.
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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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A lightning bolt generates temperatures five times hotter than those found at the sun's surface!
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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 moon is actually moving away from Earth at a rate of 1.5 inches per year.
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