Earth is the only planet in our solar system that's not named after a god or goddess.
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The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.
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The sun puts out more power in 1 second than mankind has ever used within human existence.
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Today's top fuel dragsters take off with more force than the space shuttle.
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Any space vehicle must move at a rate of 7 miles per second in order to escape the earth's gravitational pull.
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A lightning bolt generates temperatures five times hotter than those found at the sun's surface!
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Astronauts get taller when they are in space.
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The earth rotates more slowly on its axis in March than in September.
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