That I Didn't Know

Myths, Legends, Folklore, Historical Oddities, Space, Supernatural and Other Tales

A Little About Me

Originally from the North of England. Growing up my mother had a huge leather bound book full of stories of ghosts, alien sightings, spontaneous combustion, fairies, ghouls and more. You name it, it was in there. And I was fascinated. I've often thought about that book. I'd love to ask my mother about it but alas, she is no longer with us. So I resolved to create this site. It's the closest thing to it I could get. I hope that some of the joy I had reading that book is passed on to you here today.

Category: Space

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The Close Approach of Gliese 710

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Gliese 710 is a star. And it’s heading towards us. That’s the bad news (or the start of it anyway). The good news is this. It won’t be at it’s closest to us for about 1.2 million years. Phew, right? But let’s go through the facts of Gliese’s visit. Mainly because they are fascinating and […]

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What Is The Great Attractor
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What Is The Great Attractor?

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What if I told you there is a mass out in space that weighs around one thousand trillion times that of our Sun. And that we are hurtling towards it at 1,300,000mph (2,000,000kph)? But wait! There’s more. We aren’t sure what it is that’s pulling us to it at such a rate of knots. Because […]

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