The moon is actually moving away from Earth at a rate of 1.5 inches per year.
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Approximately 115 tons of ocean salt spray enters the earth's atmosphere each second.
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The population of the Earth has more than doubled since 1950.
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Astronauts get taller when they are in space.
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Neil Armstrong, the first man to step foot on the moon, carried with him a piece of cloth and wood from the original 1903 Wright Flyer.
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The typical spec of dust that you see floating in the air is half way in size between the Earth and a subatomic particle.
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It 'snows' metal on Venus.
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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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