If NASA sent birds into space they would soon die; they need gravity to swallow.
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If you were to cry in space, the tears would form a bubble in your eye until it's so big it moves to another spot on your face.
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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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The light hitting the earth right now is 30 thousand years old.
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In 1859, the largest known geomagnetic storm struck the Caribbean, causing an aurora and telegraphs could even operate without a power source.
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If aliens located 60-65 million light years away from us, looked at earth through a really powerful telescope today, they would see dinosaurs!
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Mars had an oxygen-rich atmosphere around 4 billion years ago
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