Jupiter is bigger than all the other planets combined.
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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 last time that the Sun was in its current position in space around the Milky Way, dinosaurs ruled the Earth.
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In outer space there exists a gigantic cloud of alcohol which can be used to produce 400 trillion trillion pints of beer.
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Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
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Jupiter's magnetosphere is the largest single structure inside the Solar System. If you could see it with your eyes, it would appear larger than our full Moon.
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If two pieces of metal touch in space, they become permanently stuck together.
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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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