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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In space, astronauts cannot cry properly, because there is no gravity, so the tears can't flow down their faces!
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There are two golf balls sitting on the moon.
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Not only are there rogue planets floating through space completely alone, not orbiting any stars, but it’s possible that these pitch-black lonely planets support life.
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The earth is .02 degrees hotter during a full moon.
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Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet!
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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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The light hitting the earth right now is 30 thousand years old.
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