Strange facts about the Universe that will blow your mind

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Space is full of surprises. These facts from BBC will change the way you see the Universe.

Space is a vacuum, so sound doesn’t travel like it does on Earth.

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The Moon may look round in the sky, but it’s shaped more like a lemon.

Milky Way smells like rum and raspberries.

All the planets can fit between Earth and the Moon.

Neptune takes 165 Earth years to orbit the Sun.

Not all planets go around stars. Some “rogue planets” float freely in space with no sun of their own.

From strange smells to wandering worlds, space isn’t just dark and cold.

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