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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Pluto is smaller than Russia.
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Buzz Aldrin’s mother’s maiden name was Moon.
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Jupiter is bigger than all the other planets combined.
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Astronauts cannot burp in space.
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In the last 7 years, humanity has discovered 43 potentially habitable planets.
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A lightning bolt generates temperatures five times hotter than those found at the sun's surface!
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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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