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 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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Scientists have confirmed that Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons, has a watery ocean.
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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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Sound doesn't travel in space.
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Astronomer Percival Lowell believed that he was the first person to observe canals on Venus, but because of a faulty adjustment of the eyepiece on his telescope, he was in fact looking at the blood vessels in his own eye.
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Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be picked up and heard by an AM radio.
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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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