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Apollo 16 astronaut Charlie Duke believes that Earth was created 6,000 years ago despite picking up the oldest moon rock known to man dated 4.46 billion years old.

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Fun Fact: Apollo 16 astronaut Charlie Duke believes that Earth was created 6,000 years ago despite picking up the oldest moon rock known to man dated 4.46 billion years old.

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