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Strange Universe With Bob Berman
Strange Universe

The core

By Bob Berman
Published November 17, 2024 at 9:30 AM EST
1 of 1  — USA, Idaho, Bellevue, Full moon rising over hills
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Do you or any of your friends know the most abundant element in your body is oxygen? Can you name the only major moon that does not circle around its planet’s equator? (That’s our own Moon). Have any idea that the average cloud weighs one million pounds? We’ll give credit to those who showed us the fundamentals.

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