Earth is the only planet in our solar system that's not named after a god or goddess.
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Jupiter is bigger than all the other planets combined.
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It 'snows' metal on Venus.
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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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A comet's tail always points away from the sun.
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According to a study by the National Science Foundation, only half of Americans believe in evolution, and one in 4 don't know that the Earth orbits the Sun.
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An unprotected human can survive up to 1.5 minutes in space with no permanent bodily damage.
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