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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Mars had an oxygen-rich atmosphere around 4 billion years ago
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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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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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Earth is the only planet in our solar system that's not named after a god or goddess.
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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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An unprotected human can survive up to 1.5 minutes in space with no permanent bodily damage.
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Sound doesn't travel in space.
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