Earth is the only planet in our solar system that's not named after a god or goddess.
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If two pieces of metal touch in space, they become permanently stuck together.
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A comet's tail always points away from the sun.
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Mars had an oxygen-rich atmosphere around 4 billion years ago
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There are 5 to 10 times more stars in the known Universe than there are grains of sand on all the world's beaches, but a single grain of sand has more atoms than there are stars in the known Universe.
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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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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 organisation called Mars One is planning to establish a permanent colony of humans on Mars by 2023.
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