The earth travels through space at 660,000 miles per hour.
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Earth is the only planet in our solar system that's not named after a god or goddess.
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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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Some asteroids have other asteroids orbiting them.
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There are 5 to 10 times more stars in the known Universe than there are grains of sand on all the world's beaches, but a single grain of sand has more atoms than there are stars in the known Universe.
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The moon is actually moving away from Earth at a rate of 1.5 inches per year.
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A lightning bolt generates temperatures five times hotter than those found at the sun's surface!
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