Facts About the Moon 
Moon Stats
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Approximately 100 Moons stacked on top of each other
would reach from the Earth to the Moon. - Elvis would weigh 35 pounds on the Moon. - The Moon is 32.2 billion years old in dog years. - The Moon is in excess of 113 degrees of what's recommended for cooking a well done hamburger. - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania is the approximate location of the Moon if the Sun were New York and Pluto were Los Angeles. - The Moon samples brought back by Apollo Astronauts would cost $3 million dollars per ounce if divided into the program's total cost. - The astronauts left 50 tons of lunar litter behind on the Moon. |
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Moon Myths
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potatoes in the dark of the Moon so they'll stay down
deep; peas in the light of the Moon. - The full and new Moon are said to cause fits of madness, hence the word "lunacy". - If the Moon shines on the eyelids of a person sleeping, they'll go blind and/or insane. - As a weather predictor: "pale Moon doth rain, Red Moon doth blow, White Moon doth, neither rain nor snow." - Don't undergo surgery under a Full Moon because it causes hemorrhages; a new Moon increases the risk of infection. - "Even a man who is pure of heart, And says his prayers by night, Can become a wolf when the wolfbane blooms, And the Moon shines bright." - For more interesting information on Moon Mythology click Here. |