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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The light hitting the earth right now is 30 thousand years old.
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The Space Shuttle main engine weighs 1/7th as much as a train engine but delivers as much horsepower as 39 locomotives.
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Some asteroids have other asteroids orbiting them.
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The center of the galaxy tastes like raspberries and smells like rum, according to astronomers.
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The ashes of the man who discovered Pluto are currently en route to dwarf planet, scheduled to arrive on the 14th of July, 2015.
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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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