The population of the Earth has more than doubled since 1950.
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Astronauts get taller when they are in space.
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The center of the galaxy tastes like raspberries and smells like rum, according to astronomers.
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If two pieces of metal touch in space, they become permanently stuck together.
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An international team of astronomers has spotted the farthest known gravitational lens and, as Albert Einstein predicted, it is a galaxy that deflects and intensifies the light of a much further object.
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Any space vehicle must move at a rate of 7 miles per second in order to escape the earth's gravitational pull.
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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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The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.
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