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    The Mystery of the Black Knight Satellite
    There's a mysterious satellite of unknown origin that's orbiting Earth. Dubbed the Black Knight Satellite, astronomers have been reporting strange radio signals allegedly coming from the satellite since the 1930s - before NASA or the Soviet Union put satellites into space.
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    The temperature of the earth's interior increases by 1 degree every 60 feet down.
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    Neil Armstrong, the first man to step foot on the moon, carried with him a piece of cloth and wood from the original 1903 Wright Flyer.
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    Approximately 115 tons of ocean salt spray enters the earth's atmosphere each second.
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    The moon is actually moving away from Earth at a rate of 1.5 inches per year.
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    The density of Saturn is so low that if you were to put it in a giant glass of water it would float.
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    A comet's tail always points away from the sun.
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    If you went out into space, you would explode before you suffocated because there's no air pressure.
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