The ashes of the man who discovered Pluto are currently en route to dwarf planet, scheduled to arrive on the 14th of July, 2015.
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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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Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
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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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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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The light hitting the earth right now is 30 thousand years old.
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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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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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