The typical spec of dust that you see floating in the air is half way in size between the Earth and a subatomic particle.
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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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If aliens located 60-65 million light years away from us, looked at earth through a really powerful telescope today, they would see dinosaurs!
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The Earth gets heavier each day by tons, as meteoric dust settles on it.
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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 temperature of the earth's interior increases by 1 degree every 60 feet down.
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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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Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
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