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8 Mind-Bending Facts About Outer Space

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From time to time, we all gaze up at the stars and wonder about outer space. It can be an incredibly mind-blowing, beautiful, fascinating, exciting and even scary place to think about, as it is so incomprehensibly vast and unexplored and it contains so many secrets. We seemingly discover new things about outer space each [...] The post 8 Mind-Bending Facts About Outer Space appeared first on Goliath.

NASA's Astronaut Beach House Is a Little-known Gem of Space History

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NASA's historic Beach House on Cape Canaveral is the last place many astronauts visit before they blast off into space. Today it's full of mission memories and NASA artifacts.

Can You Pass This World History Quiz?

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It's easy to know the history of your own country, but just how much do you know about the history of the entire world around you? Find out now with this world history quiz!

Rhodium: Earth's Rarest and Most Expensive Precious Metal

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Discovered in the early 1800s from a chunk of smuggled platinum ore, rhodium is the most valuable precious metal on the planet today, used mainly for keeping car emissions in check.

How the Emmy Awards Work

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The Emmy Awards honor television's best programs. Find out about the Emmy Awards, from the origin of the Emmy name to how nominations and voting work.

Cecilia Helena Payne-Gaposchkin

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Payne-Gaposchkin, Cecilia Helena (1900-1979) was a British-born astronomer who became an authority on variable stars (stars that change in brightness) and the structure of the Milky Way Galaxy.

Rev Up: The Diesel Engine Quiz

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While diesel earned itself a bad reputation for spewing soot in the early days, improvements have made it much cleaner. Test your knowledge of all things diesel with this quiz.

If a skunk sprays me, do I have to bathe in tomato juice?

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Skunk smell is unmistakable and one of the hardest scents to get rid of. Learn what causes the skunk smell and why tomato juice is thought to be a cure.

What If You Fell Into a Black Hole?

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Call up your travel agent because we're booking a one-way flight to an exotic, five-star black hole. What are you in store for on this unique journey?

Can we live elsewhere in the universe?

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If you consider throwing down a welcome mat on the porch of the International Space Station the same as living "elsewhere," then yes. But what about the moon and destinations beyond?

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