Astronomer Percival Lowell believed that he was the first person to observe canals on Venus, but because of a faulty adjustment of the eyepiece on his telescope, he was in fact looking at the blood vessels in his own eye.
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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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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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The center of the galaxy tastes like raspberries and smells like rum, according to astronomers.
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There is a mysterious and loud radio signal known as 'the space roar' that has yet to be explained.
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If you were to cry in space, the tears would form a bubble in your eye until it's so big it moves to another spot on your face.
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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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