An unprotected human can survive up to 1.5 minutes in space with no permanent bodily damage.
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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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An organisation called Mars One is planning to establish a permanent colony of humans on Mars by 2023.
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MDIF, a New York based non-profit organisation, is planning to beam free Wi-Fi to the entire world from space.
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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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Earth is the only planet in our solar system that's not named after a god or goddess.
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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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