Planet Facts

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    In the last 7 years, humanity has discovered 43 potentially habitable planets.
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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 ashes of the man who discovered Pluto are currently en route to dwarf planet, scheduled to arrive on the 14th of July, 2015.
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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 most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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    Not only are there rogue planets floating through space completely alone, not orbiting any stars, but it’s possible that these pitch-black lonely planets support life.
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    Summer on Uranus lasts for 21 years.
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    Jupiter is bigger than all the other planets combined.
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