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I knew it!
The moon is made of cheese!
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Marcelo F. wrote: Tue Mar 10, 2020 10:13 am I knew it!
The moon is made of cheese!
I couldn't believe it either! Thank heavens for scientists from Wisconsin. :lol:
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Interesting. Thanks. So lava rained down on the surface of the moon for 1,000 years. Gee, that would melt a lot of the cheese!
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But the heat would have been enough for the toast....
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helicon wrote: Tue Mar 10, 2020 1:31 pm Interesting. Thanks. So lava rained down on the surface of the moon for 1,000 years. Gee, that would melt a lot of the cheese!
Maybe if the sun could pop out some roasted jalapeno peppers....
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