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The distance of Earth from the Sun…

April 18, 2022April 18, 2022Weirdo

The distance of Earth from the Sun is about 108 times the diameter of the Sun. Likewise, the distance between the Earth and the Moon is also about 108 times the diameter of the Moon.

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The moon was created in a huge planetary…

April 29, 2021Weirdo

The moon was created in a huge planetary collision 4.5 billion years ago. It was initially 22,000 km away, and an Earth day was 5 hours long. Due to tidal action, the moon has gradually moved away to 400,000 km, and slowed the Earth’s spin to a 24 hour day.

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In an unbelievable coincidence, the moon…

October 4, 2019Weirdo

In an unbelievable coincidence, the moon is exactly four hundred times smaller than the Sun but four hundred times closer to the Earth, so that both the Sun and the Moon appear to be precisely the same size in the sky – which gives us the phenomenon we call a total eclipse.

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The bishop of Orlando is also…

July 29, 2019Weirdo

The bishop of Orlando is also bishop of the moon, due to a canon law that says “any newly discovered territory would fall under the bishopric from whence the discovering expedition departed.” His is therefore the largest Catholic diocese, at over 14,000,000 square miles.

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In 1953, an amateur astronomer saw and photographed…

June 18, 2016Weirdo

In 1953, an amateur astronomer saw and photographed a bright white light on the lunar surface. He believed it was a rare asteroid impact, but professional astronomers dismissed and disputed “Stuart’s Event” for 50 years. In 2003, NASA looked for and found the crater.

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Planetary scientist Eugene Shoemaker is the only human in history…

April 13, 2015Weirdo

Planetary scientist Eugene Shoemaker is the only human in history to have their ashes buried on the moon.

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The US Air Force developed a top-secret plan to detonate…

June 30, 2014June 30, 2014Weirdo

The US Air Force developed a top-secret plan to detonate a nuclear bomb on the moon as a display of military might at the height of the Cold War. The mathematical modelling for the explosion was done by Carl Sagan.

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There will be a full moon on this coming Friday…

June 10, 2014Weirdo

There will be a full moon on this coming Friday the 13th. There won’t be another Friday the 13th with a full moon until 2049.

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Moon dust is incredibly sharp because there is no wind…

June 6, 2014Weirdo

moon-landingMoon dust is incredibly sharp because there is no wind or water to erode it and wear it down. It cuts through kevlar-like material and is harmful to humans, causing a disease called Moon Hay Fever.

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There is over 400000 pounds of man-made trash…

March 27, 2014Weirdo

There is over 400000 pounds of man-made trash and debris on the moon, including 96 bags of urine, feces, and vomit.

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