The International Space Station circles Earth every 92 minutes.
In one day, the station travels about the distance it would take to go from Earth to the moon and back.
2018
if she is still reigning by 2024, Queen Elizabeth II will become history's longest-reigning monarch.
Reigning for a total of 72 years, 3 months and 3 weeks
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Triton is gradually getting closer to the planet it orbits.
Scientists believe that when Triton eventually gets too close to Neptune, it will be torn apart by the planetβs gravity
2020
Autism is not actually on the rise.
Studies have shown that the apparent increase in cases stems from changes in how physicians define βautismβ
2015
High social anxiety = high empathy.
A study found that high empathy may make socially anxious individuals more sensitive and attentive to other peopleβs states of mind
2011
Enceladus, one of Saturnβs moons, reflects 90% of the Sunβs light.
The icy surface reflects sunlight and temperatures reach as low as -201Β° Celsius
2020
pens wonβt work in space.
Normal pens work by gravity pulling the ink towards the penβs nib. As thereβs no gravity in space, the ink doesnβt get pulled to the nib.
2020
The Sun makes a full rotation once every 25 β 35 days.
one full rotation equals one full day. However, our gargantuan sun takes 25 β 35 Earth days to make one full rotation!
2020
A fitness app accidentally revealed the location of military bases around the world.
The app uses GPS to track users activitity, this information was used create a heat map
2018
The highest mountain discovered is the Olympus Mons, located on Mars.
Its peak is 16 miles high, making it nearly 3 times higher than Mount Everest
2020
The statue of Nemesis (goddess who punishes the arrogant) in Marathon, Greece.
Was carved from marble the Persians had brought to the battle with the intention of carving a monument to their victory
2020
in 1974, a trainee who failed to become a US Army pilot stole a helicopter.
He intended to personally surrender to President Nixon, and landed on the South Lawn of the white house
2020
The word βastronautβ means βstar sailorβ.
It is derived from the Greek words βastronβ, meaning βstarβ, and βnautesβ, which means βsailorβ.
2020
In Switzerland, applications for citizenship are decided at the municipal level.
Hence, if your neighbors find you annoying then they can vote to deny your citizenship
2017
When it's too hot in Australia, the nectar in certain flowers will ferment and turn into alcohol.
When bees get "drunk" and are not allowed back into the hive before they sober up
2019
In 2016, scientists detected a radio signal from a source 5 billion light-years away.
This means that when the signal started its journey, Earth didnβt even exist.
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There are more stars in space than there are grains of sand in the world.
There are 10 times more stars in the night sky, with 70 sextillion stars being visible.
2012
Unethical psychological experiments.
The Little Albert experiment is considered to be among the most unethical psychological experiments of all time.
2020