The earth rotates more slowly on its axis in March than in September.
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Pluto is smaller than Russia.
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An unprotected human can survive up to 1.5 minutes in space with no permanent bodily damage.
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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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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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Only 55% of Americans know that the sun is a star.
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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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Mars had an oxygen-rich atmosphere around 4 billion years ago
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