The light hitting the earth right now is 30 thousand years old.
163
The Earth sees about 760 thunderstorms every hour, scientists have calculated.
185
Earth is the only planet in our solar system that's not named after a god or goddess.
17
Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
46
The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
72
According to a 2011 poll, 32% of Russians believe that the Sun orbits Earth.
11
In 1859, the largest known geomagnetic storm struck the Caribbean, causing an aurora and telegraphs could even operate without a power source.
25
If Earth's life was compressed into 1 year, then humans would have been around for only 2 seconds.
15