Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet!
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The volume of the Earth's moon is the same as the volume of the Pacific Ocean.
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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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There is a mass reservoir of water floating in space that is 100,000 times bigger than our sun and holds 140 trillion times more water than all of our oceans.
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There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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There's a mysterious dwarf planet between Mars and Jupiter called 'Ceres' which has never been visited by spacecraft or photographed in detail, however, Earth-bound telescopes reveal a large bright shining spot on the surface of this planet, the origin and nature of which are unknown.
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The Sun and Moon appear to be the same size because the moon is 400 times smaller than the Sun, but 400 times closer to Earth.
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