Quirky Facts #5

As you may be aware, I'm absolutely fascinated by the universe and our galaxy. And I thought it would be a good idea with some more enthralling facts about it:

- We are moving through space at the rate of 530km a second. That means that in one minute you are about 19 thousand kilometers away from where you were
- The moon is slowly drifting further away from earth. About 3.8cm every year. This is caused by tidal effects
- If two pieces of metal touch each other in space they will stick together, and form into one single object. This is due to the vacuum in space
- If someone shouted in space you wouldn't be able to hear it, even if they were right next to you
- Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise