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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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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If NASA sent birds into space they would soon die; they need gravity to swallow.
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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 center of the galaxy tastes like raspberries and smells like rum, according to astronomers.
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A comet's tail always points away from the sun.
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It 'snows' metal on Venus.
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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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