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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Astronauts get taller when they are in space.
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The Earth gets heavier each day by tons, as meteoric dust settles on it.
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A lightning bolt generates temperatures five times hotter than those found at the sun's surface!
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Neil Armstrong, the first man to step foot on the moon, carried with him a piece of cloth and wood from the original 1903 Wright Flyer.
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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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Jupiter is bigger than all the other planets combined.
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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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