From the nitrogen in our DNA, to the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, to the carbon in our apple pies - all were made in the interiors of collapsing stars; we're all made of stardust.
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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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One pinhead of the sun's energy is enough to kill a person at a distance of 160 kilometers.
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Pluto is smaller than Russia.
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There are more nerve cells in the human brain than there are stars in the Milky Way.
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Scientists have confirmed that Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons, has a watery ocean.
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The density of Saturn is so low that if you were to put it in a giant glass of water it would float.
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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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