41% of the moon is not visible from earth at any time.
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One pinhead of the sun's energy is enough to kill a person at a distance of 160 kilometers.
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The heart of an astronaut actually gets smaller when in outer space.
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If you were to cry in space, the tears would form a bubble in your eye until it's so big it moves to another spot on your face.
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The population of the Earth has more than doubled since 1950.
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The Sun and Moon appear to be the same size because the moon is 400 times smaller than the Sun, but 400 times closer to Earth.
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The earth rotates more slowly on its axis in March than in September.
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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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