The Earth gets heavier each day by tons, as meteoric dust settles on it.
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Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet!
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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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A comet's tail always points away from the sun.
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Approximately 115 tons of ocean salt spray enters the earth's atmosphere each second.
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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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The heart of an astronaut actually gets smaller when in outer space.
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The earth is .02 degrees hotter during a full moon.
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