All of the Earth's continents are wider at the north than in the south - and nobody knows why.
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Astronauts get taller when they are in space.
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Today's top fuel dragsters take off with more force than the space shuttle.
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The Earth gets heavier each day by tons, as meteoric dust settles on it.
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In space, astronauts cannot cry properly, because there is no gravity, so the tears can't flow down their faces!
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Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet!
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There's a mysterious dwarf planet between Mars and Jupiter called 'Ceres' which has never been visited by spacecraft or photographed in detail, however, Earth-bound telescopes reveal a large bright shining spot on the surface of this planet, the origin and nature of which are unknown.
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The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.
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