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Alpha Draconis - Thuban, is some 310 light-years. It was the North Star of the ancient Egyptians.

At the exact time of my birth, the asteriod Chestershircat (#6042) was passing across the eastern horizon relative to where I was born. It would not have been visible however because it's very far away and at the time I was born it was the middle of the day.

Asteroid 6042 is a "Mars-crosser" asteriod, which means its orbit crosses Mars' orbit.

The Earth isn't an exact sphere. It is slightly flattened at the top and bottom.

President George Bush is the President of the United States of America.

Seans avatar is a chupacabra.

Chromium in stainless steel, which helps harden the alloy, is what makes it corrosive-resistant. Chromium naturally produces a very thin ionizing field on the steel's surface that repells corrosive and oxidizing elements and compounds.

Tarantula Nebula of the Large Magellanic Cloud is the largest diffuse nebula known, has a diameter of about 800 light-years and, if its outer filaments are included, more than 1,700 light-years.

The last picture someone took of Lincoln cracked for no reason.

Alpha Cygni - Deneb: It is one of the biggest and brightest super-giants with a diameter of 60 suns, mass of some 25 suns and luminosity of 60,000 suns, it is also 3200 light-years distance.

during peacetime, the US coast gaurd falls under the department of transportation, during war time its under the department of the navy.

Alpha Tauri - Aldebaran, 1.0 mag, is an orange gaint of the spectral class K5 and has a diameter of 36 Suns, and is 65 light-years distance.

A recent scientific studies of bats found that in species of bats where females had several male mates to choose from, males had smaller brains and larger testicles. In species of bats where bats were monogamous, male bats had larger brains and smaller testicles. Researchers concluded that it indicates that when breeding is competitive, males do not developed as much intellectually.

Alpha Hydrae - Alphard, 2.0 mag, it is an orange giant of spectral class K3, of a diameter of 30 suns, luminosity of 230 suns, and is a distance of 177 light-years.

Alpha Scorpii - Antares, is a variable star with a magnitude between 0.89 to 1.06, Antares is a red super-giant of the spectral class M1, and has a diameter of 950 million km about 700 diameter of the Sun, has a luminosity 9000 that of the Sun, and only though has a mass 15-25 suns, Antares has a companion and is embedded in a nebula about 5 light-years in diameter.

Cats take about 8 floors to know whats happening.

Theres ice cream for dogs.