Astronauts cannot burp in space.
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In space, astronauts cannot cry properly, because there is no gravity, so the tears can't flow down their faces!
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Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
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41% of the moon is not visible from earth at any time.
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The center of the galaxy tastes like raspberries and smells like rum, according to astronomers.
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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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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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On Titan, Saturn's largest moon, the atmosphere is so thick and the gravity so low that humans could fly through it by flapping "wings" attached to their arms.
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