In 1859, the largest known geomagnetic storm struck the Caribbean, causing an aurora and telegraphs could even operate without a power source.
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A neutron star (what remains after a Super Nova) is so dense that a portion of it the size of a sugar cube would weigh as much as all of humanity, or more than all the cars in the United States.
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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 light hitting the earth right now is 30 thousand years old.
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Jupiter is bigger than all the other planets combined.
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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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