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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There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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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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An unprotected human can survive up to 1.5 minutes in space with no permanent bodily damage.
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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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Jupiter is bigger than all the other planets combined.
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Jupiter's moon Ganymede, is larger than the planet Mercury!
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The population of the Earth has more than doubled since 1950.
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