Goodnight stars, goodnight air.
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[ BETCHA DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT… ] The Moon
n The moon is about 238,900 miles (384,000 kilometers) away from Earth. It has roughly one quarter Earth’s girth, an eighth its mass and one sixth its gravity.
n Because of the difference in length between calendar months and the lunar cycle, every two to three years, one season will have an extra full moon. In a season with four full moons, The Farmers’ Almanac calls the third a blue moon.
n Michael Jackson first popularized the moonwalk performing his 1983 hit song, Billie Jean.
n Because of its orbit and rotation, we always see the same side of the moon.
n 2011 marks the 32nd annual Mooning of Amtrak Day in Orange County, California, an event that is just what its name sug- gests—some 10,000 participants bare their bottoms at passing trains.
n The moon’s gravitational pull on Earth is the main cause of the rise and fall of ocean tides.
n There are rumors that Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon synchronizes perfectly when played as a soundtrack for the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. The band denies the connection.
n The last moon landing took place in 1972. A total of 12 astronauts have walked on the moon. Or have they…?
n Margaret Wise Brown wrote the iconic chil- dren’s bedtime story Goodnight Moon in 1947. Goodnight room, Goodnight moon, Goodnight cow jumping over the moon.
—Michael Mechan
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