The temperature of the earth's interior increases by 1 degree every 60 feet down.
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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 Earth gets heavier each day by tons, as meteoric dust settles on it.
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All of the Earth's continents are wider at the north than in the south - and nobody knows why.
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Not only are there rogue planets floating through space completely alone, not orbiting any stars, but it’s possible that these pitch-black lonely planets support life.
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It takes eight and a half minutes for light to get from the sun to earth.
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The density of Saturn is so low that if you were to put it in a giant glass of water it would float.
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The earth travels through space at 660,000 miles per hour.
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