NASA invented baby food as we know it today.
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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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It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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A neutron star (what remains after a Super Nova) is so dense that a portion of it the size of a sugar cube would weigh as much as all of humanity, or more than all the cars in the United States.
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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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Earth is the only planet in our solar system that's not named after a god or goddess.
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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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