Top 5 Facts about the Moon

oh it’s beautiful isn’t it the moon

oh it’s beautiful isn’t it the moon divine bonus fact in ancient Greece a

divine bonus fact in ancient Greece a

divine bonus fact in ancient Greece a philosopher named annex a giris believed

philosopher named annex a giris believed

philosopher named annex a giris believed the moon was a giant rock that reflected

the moon was a giant rock that reflected

the moon was a giant rock that reflected the light of the Sun he was tried and

the light of the Sun he was tried and

the light of the Sun he was tried and exiled for blasphemy welcome to

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could find about the moon the Earth’s

could find about the moon the Earth’s little grey space buddy

if you did

if you did number five the moon was created from a

number five the moon was created from a

number five the moon was created from a violent explosion no not the big bang I

violent explosion no not the big bang I

violent explosion no not the big bang I guess technically it was created from

guess technically it was created from

guess technically it was created from that too but what we mean is that the

that too but what we mean is that the

that too but what we mean is that the moon is actually created from pieces of

moon is actually created from pieces of

moon is actually created from pieces of the earth that blew off in an explosion

the earth that blew off in an explosion

the earth that blew off in an explosion the prevailing theory states that a

the prevailing theory states that a

the prevailing theory states that a planetoid the size of Mars collided with

planetoid the size of Mars collided with

planetoid the size of Mars collided with earth billions of years ago blowing off

earth billions of years ago blowing off

earth billions of years ago blowing off pieces of the planet this actually left

pieces of the planet this actually left

pieces of the planet this actually left the earth with two moons which

the earth with two moons which

the earth with two moons which eventually collided leaving one nearly

eventually collided leaving one nearly

eventually collided leaving one nearly spherical moon that’s right the moon

spherical moon that’s right the moon

spherical moon that’s right the moon isn’t actually as round as it appears

isn’t actually as round as it appears

isn’t actually as round as it appears it’s actually more like a slightly

it’s actually more like a slightly

it’s actually more like a slightly deflated basketball the side facing

deflated basketball the side facing

deflated basketball the side facing earth is slightly larger making it seem

earth is slightly larger making it seem

earth is slightly larger making it seem bigger and rounder than it actually is

bigger and rounder than it actually is

bigger and rounder than it actually is number four there is no link between the

number four there is no link between the

number four there is no link between the moon and lunacy and also on that day

moon and lunacy and also on that day

moon and lunacy and also on that day there is a full moon which governs the

there is a full moon which governs the

there is a full moon which governs the four children of all princes of the

four children of all princes of the

four children of all princes of the female gender there will always be that

female gender there will always be that

female gender there will always be that one superstitious on to claims that a

one superstitious on to claims that a

one superstitious on to claims that a full moon makes us all go a little nutty

full moon makes us all go a little nutty

full moon makes us all go a little nutty but there is no and never has been a

but there is no and never has been a

but there is no and never has been a link between the moon and insanity

in a meta-analysis entitled much ado

in a meta-analysis entitled much ado about the full moon researchers examined

about the full moon researchers examined

about the full moon researchers examined 37 studies to find a link between moon

37 studies to find a link between moon

37 studies to find a link between moon cycles and various kinds of lunacy and

cycles and various kinds of lunacy and

cycles and various kinds of lunacy and concluded that no significant link could

concluded that no significant link could

concluded that no significant link could be found that said a 2013 study found

be found that said a 2013 study found

be found that said a 2013 study found that lunar cycles do affect some heart

that lunar cycles do affect some heart

that lunar cycles do affect some heart operations contradicting some earlier

operations contradicting some earlier

operations contradicting some earlier findings the study found that acute

findings the study found that acute

findings the study found that acute aortic dissections performed during full

aortic dissections performed during full

aortic dissections performed during full moons are associated with shorter

moons are associated with shorter

moons are associated with shorter hospital stays 10 days for surgeries

hospital stays 10 days for surgeries

hospital stays 10 days for surgeries performed during the full moon phase vs.

performed during the full moon phase vs.

performed during the full moon phase vs. 14 days for those performed in other

14 days for those performed in other

14 days for those performed in other phases there must be there must be

phases there must be there must be

phases there must be there must be someone else finally another dog job no

someone else finally another dog job no

someone else finally another dog job no one else alright it is a full moon

one else alright it is a full moon

one else alright it is a full moon everybody is gone into labor look around

everybody is gone into labor look around

everybody is gone into labor look around you there are not enough doctors there

you there are not enough doctors there

you there are not enough doctors there are not enough nurses and there not

are not enough nurses and there not

are not enough nurses and there not enough delivery rooms okay number three

enough delivery rooms okay number three

enough delivery rooms okay number three the moon is slowly moving further away

the moon is slowly moving further away

the moon is slowly moving further away from Earth it’s true by this time next

from Earth it’s true by this time next

from Earth it’s true by this time next year the moon will only be a small speck

year the moon will only be a small speck

year the moon will only be a small speck in the sky no it’s not that drastic but

in the sky no it’s not that drastic but

in the sky no it’s not that drastic but still the moon moves away from our

still the moon moves away from our

still the moon moves away from our friendly and welcoming orbit at a rate

friendly and welcoming orbit at a rate

friendly and welcoming orbit at a rate of three point eight centimeters or one

of three point eight centimeters or one

of three point eight centimeters or one and a half inches every year that means

and a half inches every year that means

and a half inches every year that means that the moon was actually much closer

that the moon was actually much closer

that the moon was actually much closer to us thousands of years ago and would

to us thousands of years ago and would

to us thousands of years ago and would have appeared much larger in the night

have appeared much larger in the night

have appeared much larger in the night sky Hey

sky Hey

sky Hey look at the moon man the huge boom guys

look at the moon man the huge boom guys

look at the moon man the huge boom guys we gotta do something tonight today the

we gotta do something tonight today the

we gotta do something tonight today the moon is about a forty million miles from

moon is about a forty million miles from

moon is about a forty million miles from Earth when it was formed it was only a

Earth when it was formed it was only a

Earth when it was formed it was only a reach out and touch it fourteen thousand

reach out and touch it fourteen thousand

reach out and touch it fourteen thousand miles away number two there’s water on

miles away number two there’s water on

miles away number two there’s water on the moon

forget Mars there’s water on the moon

forget Mars there’s water on the moon scientists have discovered that there is

scientists have discovered that there is

scientists have discovered that there is frozen water located in permanently

frozen water located in permanently

frozen water located in permanently shadowed craters and that there may in

shadowed craters and that there may in

shadowed craters and that there may in fact be water located just beneath the

fact be water located just beneath the

fact be water located just beneath the dusty surface they theorize that the

dusty surface they theorize that the

dusty surface they theorize that the water may have blown in on SolarWinds or

water may have blown in on SolarWinds or

water may have blown in on SolarWinds or was deposited by comments it’s estimated

was deposited by comments it’s estimated

was deposited by comments it’s estimated that the moon holds 1.6 billion tons of

that the moon holds 1.6 billion tons of

that the moon holds 1.6 billion tons of water ice at its poles and rare earth

water ice at its poles and rare earth

water ice at its poles and rare earth elements below its surface moon Express

elements below its surface moon Express

elements below its surface moon Express a california-based company is already

a california-based company is already

a california-based company is already making plans to mine the moon and bring

making plans to mine the moon and bring

making plans to mine the moon and bring some of its elements including cobalt

some of its elements including cobalt

some of its elements including cobalt iron and platinum back to earth so I

iron and platinum back to earth so I

iron and platinum back to earth so I think there’s gonna be massive resources

think there’s gonna be massive resources

think there’s gonna be massive resources attainable from moon I think it’s one of

attainable from moon I think it’s one of

attainable from moon I think it’s one of the best actually biggest business

the best actually biggest business

the best actually biggest business opportunities in history

opportunities in history

opportunities in history number one humans are going back to the

number one humans are going back to the

number one humans are going back to the moon I’d like to dedicate the first step

moon I’d like to dedicate the first step

moon I’d like to dedicate the first step of Apollo 17 those of us born after the

of Apollo 17 those of us born after the

of Apollo 17 those of us born after the 70s have never experienced the

70s have never experienced the

70s have never experienced the excitement of humans traveling to the

excitement of humans traveling to the

excitement of humans traveling to the moon no humans have left low Earth orbit

moon no humans have left low Earth orbit

moon no humans have left low Earth orbit since 1972

since 1972

since 1972 however the creatively titled

however the creatively titled

however the creatively titled exploration mission – plans to be the

exploration mission – plans to be the

exploration mission – plans to be the first manned mission to the moon in

first manned mission to the moon in

first manned mission to the moon in decades NASA plans to launch this

decades NASA plans to launch this

decades NASA plans to launch this mission in 2023 the missions will be far

mission in 2023 the missions will be far

mission in 2023 the missions will be far more complex than the Apollo lunar

more complex than the Apollo lunar

more complex than the Apollo lunar program astronauts will orbit the moon

program astronauts will orbit the moon

program astronauts will orbit the moon and hopefully fly by an asteroid that

and hopefully fly by an asteroid that

and hopefully fly by an asteroid that was part of exploration mission ones

was part of exploration mission ones

was part of exploration mission ones mission em2 will give NASA a chance to

mission em2 will give NASA a chance to

mission em2 will give NASA a chance to test out its Orion shuttle the same

test out its Orion shuttle the same

test out its Orion shuttle the same shuttle that will likely head to Mars in

shuttle that will likely head to Mars in

shuttle that will likely head to Mars in 20 years from now

so now what do you think of our friendly

so now what do you think of our friendly little space neighbor do you think it’s

little space neighbor do you think it’s

little space neighbor do you think it’s a good idea for us to go back for more

a good idea for us to go back for more

a good idea for us to go back for more not so crazy after all top tens and

not so crazy after all top tens and

not so crazy after all top tens and exile blasphemer top fives be sure to

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