Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
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It would take more than 150 years to drive a car to the sun.
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Only 55% of Americans know that the sun is a star.
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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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If you went out into space, you would explode before you suffocated because there's no air pressure.
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Astronauts cannot burp in space.
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An organisation called Mars One is planning to establish a permanent colony of humans on Mars by 2023.
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