The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
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Ants make up 1/10 of the total world animal tissue. The total biomass of all the ants on Earth is about equal to the total biomass of all the people.
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The North Atlantic gets 2.5 centimetres (1in) wider every year.
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The light hitting the earth right now is 30 thousand years old.
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Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
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More than a dozen men have stood on the surface of the moon, but only three have been to Challenger Deep in the Marianas Trench, the deepest known spot in the ocean.
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In 1859, the largest known geomagnetic storm struck the Caribbean, causing an aurora and telegraphs could even operate without a power source.
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