Today's top fuel dragsters take off with more force than the space shuttle.
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There is a mysterious and loud radio signal known as 'the space roar' that has yet to be explained.
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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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In space, astronauts cannot cry properly, because there is no gravity, so the tears can't flow down their faces!
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Neil Armstrong, the first man to step foot on the moon, carried with him a piece of cloth and wood from the original 1903 Wright Flyer.
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There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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Summer on Uranus lasts for 21 years.
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The moon is actually moving away from Earth at a rate of 1.5 inches per year.
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