The earth travels through space at 660,000 miles per hour.
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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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The earth rotates more slowly on its axis in March than in September.
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A car traveling 100 mph would take more than 29 million years to reach the nearest star (to our solar system)
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The earth is .02 degrees hotter during a full moon.
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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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The Earth gets heavier each day by tons, as meteoric dust settles on it.
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Astronauts get taller when they are in space.
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