The sun is the closest star to earth
Hotter stars are blue, while cooler ones are red
There are over 100 billion stars in our galaxy and over 100 billion galaxies
Hydrogen makes up 90%+ of all matter in the universe
On any given night approximately 2000 stars are visible
Light from the sun takes about 8 minutes to reach earth
Not even light can escape a black hole
Stars age between 1 and 10 billion years old
The stars in the milky way galaxy take around 200 millions years to revolve
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Interesting Facts
75% of woman manage the American households bills
It snows more in the Grand Canyon compared to Minnesota
Until 1935 Iran was known as Persia
Swallowing stones help the Crocodile dive deeper
Bees kill more people than sharks
The heart pumps 1.5 million gallons of blood per year
The fastest growing fingernail is the middle while the thumb nail is the slowest growing
The average person looses 50% of their taste buds by age 60
A quarter has 119 ridges around, the dime has 118
The average person has 2 million sweat glands
Approximately half of Americans know that the sun is a star (star facts)
It snows more in the Grand Canyon compared to Minnesota
Until 1935 Iran was known as Persia
Swallowing stones help the Crocodile dive deeper
Bees kill more people than sharks
The heart pumps 1.5 million gallons of blood per year
The fastest growing fingernail is the middle while the thumb nail is the slowest growing
The average person looses 50% of their taste buds by age 60
A quarter has 119 ridges around, the dime has 118
The average person has 2 million sweat glands
Approximately half of Americans know that the sun is a star (star facts)
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