When a massive power outage struck southern California in the 1990s, Los Angeles residents reportedly called 911 to express alarm about strange clouds hovering overhead; they were seeing the Milky Way for the first time.
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If NASA sent birds into space they would soon die; they need gravity to swallow.
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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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The Sun and Moon appear to be the same size because the moon is 400 times smaller than the Sun, but 400 times closer to Earth.
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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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Jupiter is bigger than all the other planets combined.
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Saturn's moon, Mimas, not only looks like the Death Star, it also has a Pac Man heat signature.
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Earth is the only planet in our solar system that's not named after a god or goddess.
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